# The Education (Head Teachers' Qualifications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Education (Head Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 provide that a first time head teacher of a maintained school in England must hold a prescribed qualification. These amendment Regulations add to the list of prescribed qualifications, which now includes:
(a) the National Professional Qualification for Headship;
(b) its equivalent in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland; or
(c) a comparable qualification obtained elsewhere in the European Economic Area (which includes the member states of the European Community, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) or Switzerland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/875/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-head-teachers-qualifications-amendment-england-regulations-2005/note
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