The Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Revocations and transitional provisions

   3. 3. Schools and institutions to which these Regulations apply and interpretation

   4. 4. Approvals

   5. 5. Cross references

3. PART II PROVISIONS APPLYING TO SCHOOLS AND FURTHER OR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

   1. 6. Staffing of schools and maintained or assisted institutions

4. PART III PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

   1. 7. Employment to which Part III applies

   2. 8. Health standards – appointments

   3. 9. Health standards – continued employment

   4. 10. Barring by the Secretary of State

   5. 11. Misconduct reports

5. PART IV PROVISIONS APPLYING ONLY TO SCHOOLS

   1. 12. Employment to which Part IV applies

   2. 13. Employment normally restricted to qualified teachers

   3. 14. Probationary service of qualified teachers

   4. 15. Employment of teachers of hearing impaired pupils

   5. 16. Employment of teachers of visually impaired pupils

   6. 17. Employment of teachers of pupils who are both hearing and visually impaired

   7. 18. Temporary employment of teachers of the visually impaired or hearing impaired (or both)

6. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      GENERAL TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

      1. 1. Construction of Schedule

      2. 2. Barring of teachers etc.

      3. 3. Existing qualifications for teaching hearing impaired pupils

      4. 4. Existing qualifications for teaching visually impaired pupils

      5. 5. Continued employment of existing teachers of pupils who are hearing or visually impaired or both

      6. 6. Period of employment of student teachers

      7. 7. Approval of courses for initial training of teachers

      8. 8. Approval of abnormal probation period

      9. 9. Probation decisions by the Secretary of State

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      DESIGNATED FURTHER OR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      CASES AND CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH UNQUALIFIED TEACHERS (OTHER THAN LICENSED TEACHERS) MAY BE EMPLOYED AT SCHOOLS

      1. 1. Existing unqualified teachers in nursery classes and at nursery schools

      2. 2. Student teachers

      3. 3. Instructors with special qualifications or experience

      4. 4. (1) This paragraph shall apply in the case of an...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      CASES AND CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH UNQUALIFIED TEACHERS MAY BE EMPLOYED AT SCHOOLS – LICENSED TEACHERS

      1. PART 1 general and interpretation

         1. 1. (1) This paragraph shall apply to a person who is...

         2. 2. Interpretation

      2. PART 2

         1. 3. Requirements for the granting of a licence

         2. 4. A recommendation for a licence shall contain such particulars as...

         3. 5. Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 4, a recommendation...

      3. PART 3 supplementary provisions

         1. 6. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a licence shall remain in...

         2. 7. The recommending body and, in the case of a school...

         3. 8. When the recommending body has submitted a recommendation to the...

         4. 9. Without prejudice to regulation 11, in any case where a...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALIFIED TEACHERS

      1. 1. (1) A person shall be a qualified teacher for the...

      2. 2. (1) In this paragraph the expression “approved” means approved by...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      PROBATION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS

      1. 1. (1) In this Schedule– “the relevant authority” in relation to...

      2. 2. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), this Schedule shall...

      3. 3. (1) A probationary teacher employed at a school shall be...

      4. 4. (1) If it appears to the relevant authority or body,...

7. Explanatory Note