EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Education (School Teachers’ Prescribed Qualifications, etc) Order 2003 with effect from 1st April 2012.
The amendments—
(a) make amendments relating to the abolition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools on 1st April 2012 (article 3 and 5);
(b) delete a reference to the General Teaching Council for England which is being abolished from the same date (article 4); and
(c) remove a reference to the information, communications and technology skills test that is no longer a requirement for those seeking to become a qualified teacher in England (article 5).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses or civil society organisations. The instrument has a minimal impact on the public sector.