The appraisal cycle
22.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, and to regulation 23, the head teacher must determine the timing of the appraisal cycle for every school teacher at the school.
(2) Except as provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4) and regulation 23(3) the length of an appraisal cycle shall be one year.
(3) In the case of the first appraisal cycle under these Regulations of a school teacher in post on the date on which these Regulations come into force, the head teacher may determine that the length of the appraisal cycle shall be a period other than one year provided that it ends no earlier than 30th November 2003 and no later than 31st October 2004.
(4) In the case of the first appraisal cycle under these Regulations of a school teacher not in post on the date which these Regulations come into force, the head teacher may determine that the length of the cycle shall be a period of less than one year.
(5) Once begun, appraisal cycles for every school teacher shall be continuous.
(6) The appointment of a new appraiser shall not cause a school teacher’s appraisal cycle to begin again.