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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2166).

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 is amended to increase the period for which overseas trained teachers may be employed as temporary teachers from two years to four years and the restriction on the length of time at a particular school has been removed.

Paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 is amended to remove the requirement to complete a minimum training period or period of service for overseas trained teachers who are seeking to achieve qualified teacher status through the graduate teacher programme who are assessed as meeting the specified standards for the award.