The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 No. 1662

Mandatory Qualifications for teachers of pupils who are both hearing and visually impaired

9.  A person who does not possess a qualification approved under regulation 6, 7 or 8 shall be a qualified teacher for the purpose of teaching a class of pupils who are –

(a) hearing impaired,

(b) visually impaired, or

(c) both hearing impaired and visually impaired,

if his head teacher is satisfied that the person in question is in the process of obtaining the qualification required by regulation 6, 7 or 8, as the case may be, and provided that the aggregate period for which he teaches a class of pupils by virtue of this regulation does not exceed three years.