The Education (Grant) Regulations 1990

Training abroad of teachers and others

16.—(1) The Secretary of State may pay grants to persons other than local education authorities in respect of approved expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them by way of payments to any person mentioned in paragraph (2) for the purpose of facilitating at a place outside the United Kingdom–

(a) that person’s training or further training with a view to his continuing to be employed in education whether in his existing or a different capacity;

(b) the provision of experience (whether or not within education) which is likely to benefit that person in the capacity in which he is employed, or

(c) the study by that person of matters connected with, or related to, education.

(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are–

(a) teachers;

(b) youth and community workers(1);

(c) education welfare officers;

(d) educational psychologists;

(e) local education authority inspectors;

(f) education advisers employed by such authorities; and

(g) persons employed by such authorities in the administration of the education service provided by them.

(1)

The expression “youth and community worker” is defined in section 50(4) of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 and regulation 3 of the Education (Training Grants) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/1857).