The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications and Induction Arrangements and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

This instrument amends the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Qualifications Regulations”), the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Induction Regulations”), the Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) Regulations 2008 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. The main purpose of the instrument is to give effect to the requirement in Council Directive 2005/36/EU (“the 2005 Directive”) as last amended by Directive 2013/55/EU to allow partial access to a professional activity to individuals from the States of the European Economic Area or Switzerland where the conditions for partial access set out in the 2005 Directive are met. The 2005 Directive was implemented by the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”); this instrument gives effect to the requirement to allow partial access to the teaching profession by reference to the relevant provisions in the 2015 Regulations.