Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996(1);
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2);
“appeal body” means the appeal body under regulation 5;
“appropriate body” means the appropriate body under regulation 4;
“authority” means a local education authority;
“core subject” means a subject referred to in section 354(1) of the 1996 Act;
“foundation subject” means a subject referred to in section 354(1) or (2) of the 1996 Act;
“induction period” means an induction period required by these Regulations;
“key stage” has the same meaning as in section 355(1) of the 1996 Act;
“non-maintained special school” means a special school which is neither a maintained special school, a grant-maintained special school, a community special school nor a foundation special school;
“qualified teacher” has the same meaning as in section 218(2) of the Education Reform Act 1988(3);
“school day” means any day on which at that school there is a school session;
“school session” has the same meaning as in regulation 10 of the Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981(4);
“special school” has the same meaning as in section 337(1) of the 1996 Act(5);
“supply teacher” means a teacher employed wholly or mainly for the purpose of supervising or teaching pupils whose regular teacher is not available to teach them; and
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(6).
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to–
(a)a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations;
(b)a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears; and
(c)a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference appears.
1988 c. 40. The Regulations currently in force under this provision are the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/543); the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1997/2679.
Section 337(1) is prospectively amended by paragraph 80 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.