The Teachers’ Skills Test (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012

5.  In the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012(1)—

(a) in regulation 11—

(i) in paragraph (2), for “Schedule 2” substitute “Schedule 1A”;

(ii) in paragraph (5), after “paragraph (3),” insert “or a written request under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A,”;

(iii) in paragraph (6), after “paragraph (4)” insert “or Schedule 1A”;

(b) after Schedule 1, insert—

Regulation 11

“SCHEDULE 1A Special provisions applying to qualified teachers for whom the requirement to pass a numeracy skills test has been abolished

Persons to whom this Schedule applies

1.   This Schedule applies to a person (in this Schedule, “P”) who—

(a) qualified as a teacher between 1st May 2000 and 30th April 2001;

(b) has completed an induction period;

(c) had not passed a numeracy skills test before 25th June 2020; and

(d) was required to pass a numeracy skills test in order to achieve the standards mentioned in regulation 10(5).

Ability of P to ask appropriate body to make decision

2.— (1) P may ask the appropriate body to decide whether P has satisfactorily completed an induction period.

(2) A request under sub-paragraph (1) must be submitted in writing, with any written representations or other evidence upon which P wishes to rely, to—

(a) the appropriate body; and

(b) the Secretary of State.

Decision of appropriate body

3.   When making a decision pursuant to paragraph 2 (also see regulation 11(5)), the appropriate body must disregard the fact that P had not passed a numeracy skills test before 25th June 2020.

Interpretation

4.   In this Schedule—

“appropriate body” has the meaning given in regulation 11(9);

“numeracy skills test” means any numeracy test determined by the Secretary of State, before 25th June 2020, as an induction standard under regulation 10(5) in relation to a person who qualified as a teacher between 1st May 2000 and 30th April 2001.”;

(c) omit Schedule 2.

(1)

S.I. 2012/1115. There are amendments, but these are not relevant to these Regulations.