Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I The teaching profession

   1. Chapter I The General Teaching Councils

      1. The General Teaching Council for England

         1. 1. The General Teaching Council for England.

      2. Functions of the General Teaching Council for England

         1. 2. Advisory functions of General Teaching Council for England.

         2. 3. Registration of teachers.

         3. 4. Regulations relating to registration.

         4. 5. Code of practice for registered teachers.

         5. 6. Disciplinary powers of Council in relation to registered teachers.

         6. 7. Additional and ancillary functions of Council.

      3. The General Teaching Council for Wales

         1. 8. The General Teaching Council for Wales.

      4. Functions of the General Teaching Council for Wales

         1. 9. Functions of General Teaching Council for Wales: general.

         2. 10. Further functions of General Teaching Council for Wales in relation to teachers.

      5. Supplementary

         1. 11. Registration requirement for teachers at schools.

         2. 12. Deduction of fees from salaries, etc.

         3. 13. Consultation about qualified teacher status.

         4. 14. Supply of information relating to teachers: general.

         5. 15. Supply of information relating to dismissal or resignation of teachers.

      6. The General Teaching Council for Scotland

         1. 16. Duty to have regard to needs of disabled persons.

         2. 17. Representation of special educational needs teachers on General Teaching Council for Scotland.

   2. Chapter II Head teachers

      1. 18. Qualifications of head teachers.

   3. Chapter III Teacher training

      1. Induction periods

         1. 19. Requirement to serve induction period.

      2. Inspection of teacher training institutions

         1. 20. Inspection of institutions training teachers for schools.

         2. 21. Inspection of institutions training teachers for schools: Scotland.

3. Part II Financial provision for higher and further education

   1. Chapter I England and Wales

      1. Student support

         1. 22. New arrangements for giving financial support to students.

         2. 23. Transfer or delegation of functions relating to student support.

         3. 24. Supply of information in connection with student loans.

         4. 25. Transitional arrangements.

      2. Student fees

         1. 26. Imposition of conditions as to fees at further or higher education institutions.

      3. Higher education funding

         1. 27. Expenditure eligible for funding.

      4. Supplementary

         1. 28. Interpretation of Chapter I.

   2. Chapter II Scotland

      1. 29. Grants and loans: Scotland.

      2. 30. Supply of information in connection with student loans: Scotland.

      3. 31. Imposition of conditions as to fees at further and higher education institutions in Scotland.

4. Part III Right to time off for study or training

   1. 32. Right of young persons to time off for study or training.

   2. 33. Further provisions as to time off for study or training.

5. Part IV Miscellaneous and general

   1. Inspection of vocational training, etc: Wales

      1. 34. Inspection of vocational training by HM Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

      2. 35. Inspection of careers services by HM Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

   2. Funding Councils: England, Wales and Scotland

      1. 36. Power of funding councils in England and Wales to secure provision of certain further education.

      2. 37. Joint exercise of functions of funding councils in Scotland.

      3. 38. Scottish Further Education Funding Council: “relevant body” for purposes of s. 19(5) of Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

   3. Further and higher education institutions: England and Wales

      1. 39. Unauthorised use of “university” in title of educational institution, etc.

      2. 40. University college, etc., not to be treated as university.

      3. 41. Charitable status of further and higher education corporations.

   4. General

      1. 42. Orders and regulations.

      2. 43. General interpretation.

      3. 44. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

      4. 45. Northern Ireland.

      5. 46. Short title, commencement and extent.

6. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      General Teaching Council for England.

   2. Schedule 2

      Disciplinary powers of Council.

   3. Schedule 3

      Minor and consequential amendments.

   4. Schedule 4

      Repeals.