School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

3 In section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (requirement to serve induction period) for subsection (12) substitute—

“(12) Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) (intervention in conduct of maintained schools) has effect in relation to duties imposed and powers conferred by virtue of this section as if—

(a) references to functions under the Education Acts included duties imposed and powers conferred by virtue of this section;

(b) references to the governing body of a maintained school included—

(i) the governing body of a special school not maintained by a local authority,

(ii) the governing body (within the meaning given by section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) of a further education institution, and

(iii) an appropriate body for the purposes of subsection (2);

(c) the only relevant grounds for intervention were grounds 5 and 6 in section 2 of the 2013 Act; and

(d) sections 3 to 9 and 12 to 16 of that Act did not apply.

(13) Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 2013 Act (intervention in local authorities) has effect in relation to duties imposed and powers conferred by virtue of this section as if references to education functions included duties imposed and powers conferred on a local authority by virtue of this section.”