There are two categories of registration which apply to registrants working in an independent school in Wales.

• independent school teacher
• independent school learning support worker

Independent school teachers

If a teacher in an independent school is undertaking one or more of the following activities, then they must be registered in the independent school teacher category:

• planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils
• delivering lessons to pupils (including distance learning, or computer aided techniques)
• assessing or reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils
• in a senior leadership role in managing teaching and learning at the school

These requirements also apply to other workers who may undertake one of the above activities within the school such as:

• supply teachers
• peripatetic school teachers
• hourly paid staff
• visiting workers like music tutors, sports coaches where they are delivering lessons as part of curriculum delivery. (This does not apply if they are voluntary after school sessions).

Please note, holding QTS is not a mandatory requirement to teach within independent schools.

Independent school learning support workers

If a learning support worker in an independent school is supporting the provision of one or more of the following activities, then they must be registered in the independent school learning support worker category:

• planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils
• delivering lessons to pupils (including distance learning or computer aided techniques)
• assessing or reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils

These requirements also apply to other workers who may undertake the support role such, as a supply learning support worker. 

Registration does not apply to staff who carry out a purely administrative role within the school, or where their interaction with pupils is not in a teaching or learning capacity.