PART 1INTRODUCTORY
1.—(1) In this Schedule—
“charity” means a body of persons or trust established for charitable purposes only;
“the relevant date”—
in the case of the first annual return, means the date to which the information contained in the application for registration of the school was made up; and
in any other case, means the date to which the last annual return was made up;
“year group”, in relation to a school, means—
in relation to an initial return, a group of students attending the school who attain the same age in years during the period of twelve months beginning with 1st September in the school year in relation to which the return is made; and
in relation to an annual return, a group of students attending the school who attain the same age in years during the period of twelve months beginning with 1st September immediately before the date to which the annual return is made up.
(2) Any reference in this Schedule to a person employed at a school is a reference to a person—
(a)providing education at the school;
(b)taking part in the management of the school; or
(c)carrying on work which—
(i)brings the person regularly into contact with children who are students at the school; and
(ii)is carried out at the request of or with the consent of the proprietor of the school (whether or not under a contract).