The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003

• (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

• (c) is included on the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 141C(1)(b) of the Education Act 2002.

• (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

• (c) does not fall within sub-paragraph (2).

• (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.