Only fully qualified primary teachers may be considered for appointment as resource teachers within my Department. Resource teachers may, as part of their work, be required to teach the full primary curriculum to the pupils to whom they are assigned and it is therefore necessary that they be competent to teach each aspect of it. In addition, resource teachers may be redeployed to positions in mainstream classes. Holders of Montessori qualifications alone would not therefore be considered eligible for appointment as resource teachers. This said, I have asked my officials to review such circumstances as may allow for greater flexibility in the qualifications required of resource teachers.