EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision relating to the staffing of maintained schools.
Part 1 covers general matters and, in particular, delegation of authority, the management and performance of the head teacher, conduct and discipline of staff and the capability of staff.
Part 2 relates to community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools and deals with the appointment of staff, suspension of staff, dismissal of staff and the authority’s entitlement to offer advice. Part 2 also provides for the appointment of school meals staff.
Part 3 relates to foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools and deals with the appointment of staff, suspension of staff, dismissal of staff and the authority’s entitlement to offer advice. Part 3 also provides for the appointment of head teachers for schools of Roman Catholic Religious Orders.
Part 4 relates to collaborating schools and deals with the appointment of staff, dismissal of staff and the authority’s entitlement to offer advice.
Part 5 relates to the staffing of new schools either with or without delegated budgets.
Schedule 1 contains a list of the Regulations revoked by regulation 2(1).
S.I. 2003/1963, S.I. 2003/2725, S.I. 2006/1067, S.I. 2006/3197 and regulation 8 of S.I. S.I.2009/1924 make provision for the staffing of maintained schools and are replaced by these Regulations. S.I. 2005/1032 require schools to review their staffing arrangements to ensure effective use of resources and implement any changes by 31 December 2008. Regulation 5 of those Regulations deals with the management of the head teacher and is now incorporated into these Regulations.
Schedule 2 contains the information which must be recorded in the register referred to in regulations 12(7) and 24(7).