Statement of Principles and Practice Governing Exceptional Admission to the Register

The The Statement of Principles and Practice Governing Exceptional Admission to the Register (pdf) provides information on:

• the principles we adhere to when deciding whether a teachers who has qualified outside of Scotland may be granted provisional, provisional (conditional) or full registration
• the entry criteria for Exceptional Admission
• Disclosure Scotland
• Overseas police clearance checks

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

• members of the Committee on Exceptional Admission to the Register 
• teachers trained outside Scotland applying for registration
• schools and professional associations
• Scottish Government Teachers Division
• HMIE Inspectors of Schools
• employing authorities
• those members of other professions, and the public more generally, who have an interest in the professional registration of teachers