# The Head Teachers Education and Training Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: Exemptions


(1) Regulation 2 does not apply to a person who on or before 1 August 2020 held a permanent appointment as a head teacher of a public school, a grant-aided school or an independent school.
(2) Regulation 2 does not prevent the appointment of a person as a head teacher by an education authority or manager of a grant aided school on or after 1 August 2020 where that person has not yet achieved the Standard for Headship, provided the appointment does not exceed 30 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2019/9780111042083/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-head-teachers-education-and-training-standards-scotland-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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