The Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

   3. 3. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Registration

   1. 4. Eligibility for registration: induction period

   2. 5. Applications for registration

   3. 6. Notice of decision

   4. 7. Provisional registration

   5. 8. Registration on establishment of the Register

   6. 9. Content of the Register

   7. 10. Division of the Register into separate parts

   8. 11. Amending entries on the Register

   9. 12. Removal of entries from the Register

   10. 13. Issue and form of certificates of registration

   11. 14. Public access to the Register

4. PART 3 Requirement to be registered: school teachers

   1. 15. Requirement to be qualified

   2. 16. Extension of specified period

   3. 17. Specified work

   4. 18. Requirement to be registered: school teachers

5. PART 3A Requirement to be registered: school learning support workers

   1. 18A. School learning support workers

6. PART 4 Requirements relating to further education teachers

   1. 19. Requirements relating to further education teachers

   2. 19ZA. Council to review list of specified qualifications

7. Part 4A Requirement to be registered: further education learning support workers

   1. 19A. Requirement to be registered: further education learning support workers

8. PART 5 Disciplinary functions

   1. 20. Establishment of Investigating Committees

   2. 21. Delegation of Investigating Committees’ functions

   3. 22. Establishment of Fitness to Practise

   4. 23. Form and content of code of conduct and practice

   5. 24. Use of the code of conduct and practice in disciplinary matters

   6. 25. Provision of copies of the code of conduct and practice

   7. 26. Membership and procedure of Committees

   8. 27. Exclusion or restriction of Committees’ powers

   9. 28. Proceedings of Investigating Committees

   10. 29. Proceedings of Fitness to Practise Committees

   11. 30. Entitlement to appear and be represented at hearings

   12. 31. Attendance of witnesses

   13. 32. Requirement for hearings to be held in public

   14. 33. Administration of oaths and affirmations

   15. 34. Other provisions about Fitness to Practise Committees

   16. 35. Disciplinary orders

   17. 36. Publication of disciplinary orders

   18. 37. Application to vary or set aside a condition in a conditional registration order

   19. 38. Consequences of failure to comply with a conditional registration order

   20. 39. Application to vary or set aside a condition in a suspension order

   21. 40. Application to review a prohibition order

   22. 41. Review of disciplinary orders

   23. 42. Service of notices and orders

   24. 43. Publication and provision of copies of documents

9. PART 6 Maintenance of records

   1. 44. Records

10. PART 7 Supply of information: employers, agents and contractors

    1. 45. Employer’s reports

    2. 46. Agent’s reports

11. PART 8 Supply of information: the Council

    1. 47. Supply of information to registered persons and others

    2. 48. Supply of information to employers

    3. 49. Supply of information to the Secretary of State

    4. 50. Supply of information to the General Teaching Council for Scotland

    5. 51. Supply of information to the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland

    6. 52. Supply of information to An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta or the Teaching Council

    7. 53. Supply of information to appropriate bodies

12. PART 9 Miscellaneous provisions

    1. 54. Service of notices

13. Signature

14. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       REGULATIONS REVOKED

       1. PART 1 Revocations

       2. PART 2 Savings and general transitional provisions

          1. 1. Probation decisions

          2. 2. Teachers who— (a) have been determined to be unsuitable for...

          3. 3. Disciplinary proceedings

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MATTERS TO BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER

       1. PART 1 All registered persons

          1. 1. Where the person is registered, the date of first registration....

          2. 2. The category or categories of registration the person is registered...

          3. 3. The registered person’s full name.

          4. 4. The official reference number, if any, assigned to that registered...

          5. 5. An indication of whether or not the registered person has...

          6. 6. Whether the registered person is male or female.

          7. 7. The registered person’s date of birth.

          8. 8. If known, any name by which the registered person was...

          9. 9. If known, the racial group to which registered person belongs....

          10. 10. If known, whether the registered person is disabled.

          11. 11. The registered person’s home address, or other contact address, and...

          12. 12. The registered person’s national insurance number.

          13. 13. (1) If known, in relation to each of the schools...

          14. 14. If known, where a registered person is engaged to provide...

          15. 15. If known, if the registered person is—

          16. 16. If known, where the registered person holds a degree or...

          17. 17. If known particulars of any other academic or professional qualification...

          18. 18. If known, such of the following information as the Council...

          19. 19. The terms of any disciplinary order, other than a reprimand,...

          20. 20. The terms of any reprimand issued by the Council for...

          21. 21. The terms of any restriction or particulars of any prohibition...

          22. 22. The terms of any prohibition order for the time being...

          23. 23. The terms of any restriction or particulars of prohibition for...

          24. 24. The terms of any restriction or particulars of prohibition for...

          25. 25. The terms of any restriction or particulars of prohibition for...

       2. PART 2 School teachers

          1. 26. The date on which the person qualified as a school...

          2. 27. If known the date on which the school teacher took...

          3. 28. Where the school teacher has successfully completed a course for...

          4. 29. Where the school teacher qualified as a school teacher other...

          5. 30. If known— (a) particulars of any qualification held by the...

          6. 31. If known, where the school teacher— (a) is or was...

          7. 32. Whether the school teacher is or was a deputy head...

          8. 33. Where the person is employed as a school teacher in...

          9. 34. (1) Where the school teacher has served an induction period...

          10. 35. If applicable, an indication that the school teacher has failed...

          11. 36. If applicable, an indication that the school teacher has retired...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REQUIREMENTS TO BE SATISFIED BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIED WORK

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Existing teachers of nursery classes and at nursery schools who are not qualified teachers

       3. 3. Persons with special qualifications or special experience

       4. 4. Overseas Trained Teachers

       5. 5. Trainees on initial teacher training courses

       6. 6. Qualified further education teachers teaching vocational courses within the local curriculum

       7. 7. Employment-based teacher training scheme

       8. 8. Other persons who may carry out specified work

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE COUNCIL

       1. PART 1 Interpretation

          1. 1. For the purposes of this Schedule a reference to a...

       2. PART 2 Persons the Council is required to maintain records for

          1. 2. Persons whose names have been removed from the Register other...

          2. 3. Persons who are ineligible for registration by virtue of section...

          3. 4. Qualified teachers who are not registered teachers.

          4. 5. Persons who are not registered teachers and who have started...

          5. 6. Persons who are not qualified teachers who are employed as...

          6. 7. Persons who are not registered teachers who are preparing for,...

          7. 8. (1) Persons not falling within any of the above mentioned...

       3. PART 3 Information to be contained in the records

          1. 9. The information set out in paragraphs 3 to 25 of...

          2. 10. Where the person has been registered previously but has since...

          3. 11. The information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2....

          4. 12. Where the person is ineligible for registration pursuant to section...

          5. 13. Where a person is ineligible for registration pursuant to section...

          6. 14. Where the person’s name has been removed from the Register,...

          7. 15. If the person has been barred from regulated activity relating...

          8. 16. If the person has been barred from regulated activity relating...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNCIL

       1. PART 1 Information to be supplied by a relevant employer

          1. 1. A statement of reasons for ceasing to use the person’s...

          2. 2. Employer’s records relating to the cessation of the use of...

          3. 3. Employer’s records relating to the conduct which eventually led to...

          4. 4. Employer’s letters, warnings or notices issued to a person in...

          5. 5. Any other statements, representations and evidence submitted by a person...

          6. 6. Letter advising of a person’s intention to cease to provide...

          7. 7. Any other document or information which the employer considers is...

       2. PART 2 Information to be supplied by an agent

          1. 8. A statement of reasons for terminating the arrangements.

          2. 9. Any records relating to the termination of the arrangements or...

          3. 10. Any records relating to the conduct which eventually led to...

          4. 11. Agent’s letters, warnings or notices issued to a person in...

          5. 12. Any other statements, representations and evidence submitted by a person...

          6. 13. The person’s letter terminating arrangements or ceasing to make themselves...

          7. 14. Any other document or information which the agent considers is...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Further education teachers

       1. PART 1 Qualifications

          1. 1. Table 1: Wales Qualifications in relation to Wales Awarding body...

          2. 2. Table 2: England Qualifications in relation to England Awarding body...

          3. 3. Table 3: Scotland Qualifications in relation to Scotland Awarding body...

          4. 4. Table 4: Northern Ireland Qualifications in relation to Northern Ireland...

       2. PART 2 Alternative Requirement

          1. 5. A person meets the alternative requirement if that person is,...

15. Explanatory Note