The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

PART 4Other Amendments

Removal of fee limits for postgraduate ITT courses leading to qualified teacher status

61.  In regulation 7 of the Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017 (qualifying course)(1)—

(a)in paragraph (1A)(2) for “Paragraph (2)” substitute “Paragraph (2)(a)”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)the words from “at the time” to the end become sub-paragraph (a);

(ii)after that sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“; or

(b)the course is a full-time or part-time postgraduate course of initial teacher training undertaken in England and leading to qualified teacher status in England”.

Definition of course for the initial training of teachers

62.  In regulation 2 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (interpretation)(3), in the definition of “course for the initial training of teachers” in paragraph (1ZA), in sub-paragraph (a), omit “the recommendation of”.

Recognition of initial further education teacher training courses

63.  In regulation 2B of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (recognition of initial further education teacher training courses)(4), in paragraph (2)—

(a)for “a course is” substitute “a course may only be considered”;

(b)after “teacher training course” insert “by the Secretary of State”.

Eligible part-time students

64.  In regulation 144 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (fee loans for designated part-time courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012), in paragraph (2) for “A part-time student” substitute “An eligible part-time student”.

Revocation of legislation relating to mandatory awards

65.—(1) The following instruments are revoked—

(a)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1999(5);

(b)the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003(6);

(c)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2004(7);

(d)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2005(8);

(e)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2006(9);

(f)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007(10);

(g)the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008(11).

(2) In the Adoption and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005(12), omit regulation 3 (amendment of the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003).

(3) In the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(13)—

(a)in regulation 2(1)—

(i)in paragraphs (a) and (b) in the definition of “end-on course” omit “a transitional award,”

(ii)omit the definitions of “old award” and “transitional award”;

(b)in regulation 4(3), omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2)

Paragraph (1A) was inserted by S.I. 2018/903.

(3)

S.I. 2011/1986. Paragraph (1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2023/74 and amended by S.I. 2023/521.

(4)

Regulation 2B was inserted by S.I. 2023/74.