The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Amendment of the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) Regulations 2003

7.—(1) Regulation 18 is amended as follows.

(2) The existing wording is renumbered as paragraph (1).

(3) Insert after the renumbered paragraph (1) the following —

“(2) Subject to paragraph (3) the appropriate body may authorise a person who can no longer be employed as a supply teacher under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to be employed for a period or periods of less than one term as a supply teacher.

(3) A person may only be employed as a supply teacher pursuant to paragraph (2) during a period of twelve months commencing on the date that he or she is first so employed (by any employer).

(4) Subject to paragraph (6), a period to which paragraph (5) applies is to be disregarded in calculating the period of twelve months referred to in paragraph (3).

(5) This paragraph applies to a period during which a person does not work because of circumstances which would entitle an employee to whom the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 or the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 applied, to a maternity leave period, an ordinary adoption leave period, a parental leave period or a paternity leave period, as the case may be.

(6) The period to be disregarded under paragraph (4) is to be a period equal to the relevant maternity leave period, ordinary adoption leave period, parental leave period or paternity leave period, or, if shorter, the period during which the person does not work.”.