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These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 26th April 2001.
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The Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2, the substitution for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of “he has successfully completed a programme of professional training for teachers in any country outside the United Kingdom and which is recognised as such a programme of training by the competent authority in that country,”;
(b) in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2, the substitution for “two” of “four”;
(c) in paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 2, the substitution for “the training” of “any training”;
(d) for paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 the substitution of the following paragraph—“
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the length of any proposed period of training shall be appropriate to the person’s need for practical teaching experience and training and, in the case of a first recommendation where the person will be employed full-time it shall be not less than three months and not more than one year.
(2) In the case of a person to whom paragraph 6(3)(e)(ii) applies no minimum period of training is required.”;
(e) in paragraph 7(2)(a) of Schedule 3 “either” shall be deleted;
(f) in paragraph 7(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 3 the substitution for “the training” of “any training”;
(g) in paragraph 7(2)(a)(ii) of Schedule 3 after “paragraph (b);” there shall be inserted “or”; and
(h) in paragraph 7(2)(a) of Schedule 3 after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—“
(iii) is a graduate teacher to whom paragraph 6(3)(e)(ii) of Schedule 2 applies;”.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
4th April 2001