Education Act 2002

133 Requirement to be qualified

(1) Regulations may provide that specified work may not be carried out by a person in a school unless he—

(a) is a qualified teacher, or

(b) satisfies specified requirements.

(2) Regulations specifying work for the purpose of this section may make provision by reference to—

(a) one or more specified activities, or

(b) the circumstances in which activities are carried out.

(3) Provision by virtue of subsection (2) may, in particular, be made by reference to an activity specified in a document of the kind mentioned in section 124(3).

(4) A requirement of regulations under this section may, in particular, relate to—

(a) the possession of a specified qualification or experience of a specified kind;

(b) participation in or completion of a specified programme or course of training;

(c) compliance with a specified condition;

(d) an exercise of discretion by the Secretary of State, the National Assembly for Wales, another specified person or another person of a specified description.

(5) Regulations may limit the period of time during which work may be carried out by a person in reliance on subsection (1)(b).

(6) In this section “school” means—

(a) a school maintained by a local education authority, or

(b) a special school not so maintained.