The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).
The policy of my Department is that, as far as possible, schools should appoint people to teach who are registered with the Teaching Council and have qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to the post for which they are employed.
The Teaching Council is the statutory body for the registration of teachers including the recognition of teaching qualifications.