The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 215 (W.26)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Made

2 February 2008

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

5 February 2008

Coming into force

1 September 2008

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers in sections 132, 145 and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002(1) and having consulted the General Teaching Council for Wales in accordance with section 132(4) make the following Regulations:

Name, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Regulations are called the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1 September 2008.

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Principal Regulations” (“y Prif Reoliadau”) means the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2004(2).

Amendment of Principal Regulations

3.  The Principal Regulations are amended as follows:

4.  In paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 omit the word “and” at the end of (b).

5.  In paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 insert after (b) the following paragraph—

“(c) in respect only of persons who commence a course of initial teacher training on or after 1 September 2008 have undertaken any period of practical teaching experience for the purposes of that course of initial teacher training wholly or mainly in a school, independent school or other institution (except a pupil referral unit) in Wales; and”.

6.  In paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 for “(c)” substitute “(d)”.

7.  In paragraph 11(3)(a) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 after “the licence;” insert “and”.

8.  Omit paragraph 11(3)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 2.

9.  In sub-paragraph 11(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 for “(c)” substitute “(b)”.

10.  In paragraph (4) of regulation 6 and in sub-paragraph 11(1), sub-paragraph 11(2) and paragraph 11(3)(a) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 for “the States of Guernsey Education Council” substitute “the States of Guernsey Education Department”.

Jane Hutt

Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills

2 February 2008

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations (which apply in relation to Wales) amend the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2004. Changes have been made to a number of the requirements that have to be met to achieve qualified teacher status in Wales. An amendment is made to references to the States of Guernsey Education Council, which ceased to exist on 6 May 2004 and was replaced by the States of Guernsey Education Department.

(1)

2002 c. 32; conferred upon the National Assembly for Wales in the Education Act 2002 and transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(2)

S.I. 2004/1729 (W. 173).