The Requirements for Teachers (Scotland) Regulations 2005
These Regulations concern the requirements to be met by education authorities in employing teachers in the course of discharging their duty under section 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, and section 2(1) of the Standards in Scotland 213 s Schools etc Act 2000. Section 1 of the 1980 Act requires education authorities to secure for their area adequate and efficient provision of school education. Section 2(1) of the 2000 Act requires education authorities where education is provided by them to secure that the education is directed to the development of the personality, talents and mental and physical abilities of the child or young person to their fullest potential.