Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1065) to add to the list of cases in which teachers are exempt from the requirement to serve an induction period. The new exemptions are for the following groups of teachers.
Teachers who would have been eligible to obtain qualified teacher status on or before 7th May 1999 on the basis of qualifications obtained in Scotland.
Teachers who would have been eligible to obtain qualified teacher status on or before 7th May 1999 on the basis of qualifications obtained in Northern Ireland.
Teachers who obtain qualified teacher status under paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2166 as amended by S.I. 2000/2704). This route to obtaining qualified teacher status is open to teachers employed in independent schools who are assessed at meeting the standards for qualified teacher status and who possess specified degrees or other specified qualifications in some cases awarded before 1st January 1974 and in others before 1st September 1989.