(a) holds a first degree or equivalent qualification granted by a United Kingdom institution or an equivalent degree or other qualification granted by a foreign institution;

(b) is assessed by an accredited institution as meeting such criteria as may from time to time be specified by the Secretary of State; and

(c) has undertaken a period of practical teaching experience such that the person is assessed by the accredited institution as meeting the specified standards.

4A

Any accreditation given for the purposes of regulation 11, in force immediately before 1st April 2012, shall continue to have effect.

13A

(1) The person—

(a) has successfully completed a programme of professional training for teachers in a country mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), which programme is recognised as such by the relevant competent authority;

(b) has satisfied any additional requirements (including any period of professional experience comparable to an induction period under the 2008 Regulations) which are necessary in order for a person to be eligible for employment as a qualified teacher on a permanent basis—

(i) in Australia, in a government school; or

(ii) in Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America, in a school which is wholly or mainly government funded; ...

(d) has, before 1st February 2023, made a QTS list request.

(2) The countries are—

(a) Australia;

(b) Canada;

(d) the United States of America.

(3) The person—

(a) is the subject of any decision of, or proceedings before, the relevant body which restricts or may restrict that person’s eligibility to teach in that country or the part of that country in which the person is or has been employed to teach;

(b) has, before 1st April 2012, failed to obtain qualified teacher status following assessment against the specified standards mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(b) for a reason other than failure to pass a skills test, and for this purpose “skills test” has the meaning given in paragraph 1A; or

(4) In this paragraph, in relation to a country listed in sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) “the relevant competent authority” is—

(i) the national competent authority; or,

(ii) where there is no national competent authority, the competent authority in the part of the country in which that person completed the programme of professional training; and

(b) “relevant body” means—

(i) the national authority or person authorised to take action or decisions in respect of professional disciplinary proceedings concerning the teaching profession in that country; or,

(ii) where there is no national authority, the authority or person so authorised in the part of the country in which that person is or has been employed to teach.

13B

The person—

(a) has been awarded qualified teacher learning and skills status—

(i) on or before 31st October 2014, by the Institute for Learning; or

(ii) on or after 1st November 2014, by the Education and Training Foundation;

(b) is a professional member of the Education and Training Foundation; and

Status of teachers from other European states who are qualified only to teach pupils with special educational needs

9A

(1) A person described in paragraph 8A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 is a qualified teacher only for the purposes of teaching in a special school or a specialist unit.

(2) In this regulation, “specialist unit” means an arrangement—

(i) within a school maintained by a local authority which is not a special school; and

(ii) in which children with special educational needs are taught wholly or mainly within classes designated for such children.

Award of qualified teacher status by the General Teaching Council for England

Accredited Institutions

8A

(1) The person is—

(a) entitled to partial access to the profession of school teacher pursuant to—

(i) a decision taken or right accrued under the 2015 European Union Regulations before exit day in accordance with paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;

(ii) paragraph 42 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; ...

(iii) a decision taken or determination made under the 2015 European Union Regulations in accordance with paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;

(iv) a decision taken or determination made under the 2015 European Union Regulations in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 to the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023; and

(b) qualified only to teach pupils with special educational needs in the person’s home State;

(2) In this paragraph, “home State” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 European Union Regulations.

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.

13C

(1) The person—

(a) is registered as a qualified teacher in a register established and maintained by the Director of Education of Gibraltar; and

(b) is not a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The person—

(a) is subject to any decision of, or proceedings before, the relevant body which restricts or may restrict that person’s eligibility to teach in Gibraltar;

(b) has, before 1st April 2012, failed to obtain qualified teacher status following assessment against the specified standards mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(b) for a reason other than failure to pass a skills test, and for this purpose “skills test” has the meaning given in paragraph 1A; or

(3) In this paragraph “relevant body” means the authority or person authorised to take action or decisions in respect of professional disciplinary proceedings concerning the teaching profession in Gibraltar.

13D

(1) The person has an international qualified teacher status (“iQTS”) qualification awarded by an accredited institution in England which is approved to award iQTS qualifications by the Secretary of State.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, an iQTS qualification is a qualification awarded following the successful completion of a course of initial teacher training outside England provided by, or under arrangements made by, an accredited institution in England.

13E

(1) The person—

(a) is qualified to teach in a specified country or territory other than the United Kingdom,

(b) is assessed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State as meeting such requirements as to professional skills and knowledge as may from time to time be specified, and

(2) A person falls within this sub-paragraph if they are—

(a) the subject of any decision of, or proceedings before, a relevant authority which restricts or may restrict their eligibility to teach in the country in which their overseas teaching qualification was awarded or any part of that country in which they are or have been employed, or

(b) included on the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 141C(1)(b) of the Education Act 2002 (list of persons prohibited from teaching etc).

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person is qualified to teach in a country or territory other than the United Kingdom if they—

(a) have successfully completed a programme of professional training for teachers in that country or territory which is recognised by the national competent authority in that country or territory, or, where there is no national competent authority, the competent authority for the part of the country or territory where the programme was completed, and

(b) have successfully completed any additional requirements which are necessary in order for a person to be eligible as a qualified teacher in the relevant country or territory, or part of the relevant country or territory.

(4) In this paragraph “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State.

13F

The person is, as respects the profession of school teacher, entitled to practise pursuant to a decision made under Part 2 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

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