Regulation 2
The Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999f1 shall be amended as follows:
in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2, the substitution for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of “he has successfully completed a programme of professional training for teachers in any country outside the United Kingdom and which is recognised as such a programme of training by the competent authority in that country,”;
in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2, the substitution for “two” of “four”;
in paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 2, the substitution for “the training” of “any training”;
for paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 the substitution of the following paragraph—
“7(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the length of any proposed period of training shall be appropriate to the person’s need for practical teaching experience and training and, in the case of a first recommendation where the person will be employed full-time it shall be not less than three months and not more than one year.
(2)In the case of a person to whom paragraph 6(3)(e)(ii) applies no minimum period of training is required.”;
in paragraph 7(2)(a) of Schedule 3 “either” shall be deleted;
in paragraph 7(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 3 the substitution for “the training” of “any training”;
in paragraph 7(2)(a)(ii) of Schedule 3 after “paragraph (b);” there shall be inserted “or”; and
in paragraph 7(2)(a) of Schedule 3 after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(iii)is a graduate teacher to whom paragraph 6(3)(e)(ii) of Schedule 2 applies;”.