# Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc.) Regulations 2002, Regulation 5: Newly qualified teacher


(1) Subject to paragraph (4), a person mentioned in regulation 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) in relation to eligible employment at a school, is a person who has qualified as a teacher on or after 1st February 2002 and not more than 7 months before the employment commencement date.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person qualifies as a teacher—
(a) subject to subparagraph (c), when he has received written notification from the Secretary of State that he is a qualified teacher pursuant to paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999;
(b) subject to subparagraph (c), when he has received written notification from the National Assembly for Wales that he is a qualified teacher pursuant to paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (Wales) Regulations 1999; or
(c) in relation to a person mentioned in paragraphs 3 to 6 of either of these Schedules, when he—
(i) has successfully completed a course of initial teacher training for teachers in schools at an educational institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland; or
(ii) has successfully completed a diploma which shows that he has the professional qualifications required for taking up teaching within the meaning of Council Directive 89/48/EEC.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a person mentioned in regulations 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) in relation to eligible employment other than at a school, is a person who—
(a) has been awarded an FE teaching qualification on or after 1st February 2002 and not more than 7 months before the employment commencement date; or
(b) is attending an FE teaching qualification course in order to obtain an FE teaching qualification; and
has not at any time before the commencement of his eligible employment been employed as a teacher—
(i) at a relevant institution; or
(ii) at a school or institution in the European Economic Area providing education which is equivalent to primary, secondary or further education and which is part of the public system of education of the state or territory in question.
(4) Where a woman has given birth to a child during the 7 month period after she qualifies as a teacher for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3)(a) then references to 7 months in paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be read as references to 19 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2086/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-teacher-student-loans-repayment-etc-regulations-2002/regulation-5
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