The Teachers’ Skills Test (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

in paragraph 1, for the definition of “specified standards” substitute—

• ““specified standards” means—

  1. (a)

     in the case of a person (“P”) to whom paragraph 1A applies, the standards specified by the Secretary of State at the time, on or after 25th June 2020, as the standards required of P in order for P to achieve qualified teacher status;

  2. (b)

     in all other cases, the standards applying as at the time of assessment specified by the Secretary of State as the standards required of a person who seeks to achieve qualified teacher status;”;

after paragraph 1, insert—

“1A.

(1)

This paragraph applies to a person (“P”) who, before 25th June 2020—

(a)

had not passed a skills test; and

(b)

would, but for the fact that P had not passed a skills test, have met the specified standards which applied before that date for the purposes of paragraphs 7(1)(d)(i), 7A(c), 9(2)(a) or 10(1)(b)(i) of Part 1 of this Schedule.

(2)

In this paragraph, “skills test” means a test of a person’s skills in relation to literacy, numeracy or information and communications technology, administered by the Secretary of State, which, before 25th June 2020, that person was required to pass in order to be a qualified teacher.”;

in paragraph 13A(3)(b), after “10(1)(b)” insert “for a reason other than failure to pass a skills test, and for this purpose “skills test” has the meaning given in paragraph 1A”.

in paragraph (1)—

for paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

“(b)

“teacher trainee skills test” means a test of a person’s skills in relation to literacy, numeracy or information and communications technology, administered by the Secretary of State, which, before 25th June 2020, that person was required to pass in order to be a qualified teacher.”.

omit paragraph 4;

in paragraph 6(2), for “2, 3 or 4” substitute “2 or 3”.

in regulation 11—

after Schedule 1, insert—

“SCHEDULE 1A

Special provisions applying to qualified teachers for whom the requirement to pass a numeracy skills test has been abolished

Regulation 11

Persons to whom this Schedule applies

1.

This Schedule applies to a person (in this Schedule, “P”) who—

(a)

qualified as a teacher between 1st May 2000 and 30th April 2001;

(b)

has completed an induction period;

(c)

had not passed a numeracy skills test before 25th June 2020; and

(d)

was required to pass a numeracy skills test in order to achieve the standards mentioned in regulation 10(5).

Ability of P to ask appropriate body to make decision

2.

(1)

P may ask the appropriate body to decide whether P has satisfactorily completed an induction period.

(2)

A request under sub-paragraph (1) must be submitted in writing, with any written representations or other evidence upon which P wishes to rely, to—

(a)

the appropriate body; and

(b)

the Secretary of State.

Decision of appropriate body

3.

When making a decision pursuant to paragraph 2 (also see regulation 11(5)), the appropriate body must disregard the fact that P had not passed a numeracy skills test before 25th June 2020.

Interpretation

4.

In this Schedule—

• “appropriate body” has the meaning given in regulation 11(9);

• “numeracy skills test” means any numeracy test determined by the Secretary of State, before 25th June 2020, as an induction standard under regulation 10(5) in relation to a person who qualified as a teacher between 1st May 2000 and 30th April 2001.”;

omit Schedule 2.