The Education (Teachers) Regulations 1993

7.  Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 6, a recommendation shall include—

(1) a statement by the recommending body that the person named in the recommendation—

(a) is in their opinion a suitable person to be a teacher; and

(b) has attained in English and mathematics the standard required to obtain Grade C in the General Certificate of Secondary Education; and

(c) has successfully completed—

(i) not less than two years' full-time higher education in England or Wales; or

(ii) comparable education either full-time or part-time whether in England or Wales or elsewhere; and

(d) (i) will have attained the age of 24 years by the date on which it is proposed he shall take up employment as a licensed teacher; or

(ii) is recognised as a trained teacher by the competent authority in any country outside the United Kingdom;

(2) particulars of the training proposed to be given to the licensed teacher;

(3) (a) a statement either that the recommending body considers that the teacher may be employed in more than one school maintained by the same local education authority without the licence lapsing under paragraph 8(2) or that the recommending body does not so consider; and

(b) particulars of the post in which the licensed teacher is to be employed or, where he may be employed in more than one school maintained by the same local education authority, particulars of his first post or of the posts between which his time will initially be divided, including—

(i) the name of the school or schools at which he is to be employed;

(ii) the age range of the pupils he is to teach;

(iii) any subjects in which he is to specialise;

(iv) a statement as to whether the teacher is to be employed full-time or part-time and in the latter case his normal working hours.