§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what criteria are applied in assessing the eligibility of university degrees awarded abroad as recognised qualifications for teaching purposes.
§ Mr. DunnDetails of the foreign degree courses concerned are obtained direct from the universities awarding them and are studied for comparability with degrees of United Kingdom universities. United Kingdom degrees obtained before 1970 are acceptable for qualified teacher status without formal teacher training, while those obtained between 1970 and 1974 are only so acceptable for teaching in secondary schools. Comparisons are made accordingly. United Kingdom degrees obtained after 1 January 1974 must be accompanied by recognised teacher training and foreign degrees of this period claiming to combine an academic course with teacher training are compared with both United Kingdom degrees and teacher training courses in England and Wales.