Provisional Registration and Probationary Service Rules

The Provisional Registration and Probationary Service Rules 2007 (pdf) provide information on:

• the procedures involved when coming to a decision regarding provisional registration
• the right of appeal and processes involved
• the rules concerning the requirements for modern languages other than English, including residence and the evidence required
• the period of Probationary Service

It is expected that this document will be useful for the following audiences:

• schools and professional associations
• probationer teachers
• teachers qualified outside Scotland
• probationer managers
• Scottish Government Teachers Division
• HMIE Inspector of Schools
• employing authorities
• student teacher partnerships
• those members of other professions, and the public more generally, who have an interest in the professional development of teachers