The School Teachers' Qualifications (Wales) Regulations 2012

Interpretation

3.  In these Regulations—

“the 1982 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1982”) means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1982(1);

“the 1989 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1989”) means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989(2);

“the 1993 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1993”) means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1993(3);

“the 1999 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1999”) means the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (Wales) Regulations 1999(4);

“the 2004 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2004”) means the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2004(5);

“the 2006 Scheme” (“Cynllun 2006”) means the Employment Based Teacher Training Scheme 2006 made by the National Assembly for Wales on 24 February 2006(6) pursuant to regulation 8 of the 2004 Regulations, as amended by the National Assembly for Wales Employment Based Teacher Training Scheme (Amendment) 2006 on 15 November 2006(7);

“the 2011 Scheme” (“Cynllun 2011”) means the Employment Based Teacher Training Scheme 2011 made by the Welsh Ministers on 25 August 2011 pursuant to regulation 8 of the 2004 Regulations(8);

“academy” (“academi”) means an independent school in England to which academy arrangements relate;

“academy arrangements” (“trefniadau academi”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the Academies Act 2010(9);

“accredited institution” (“sefydliad achrededig”) means an institution accredited by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales under regulation 7;

“accredited institution in England” (“sefydliad achrededig yn Lloegr ”) means an institution approved or accredited as a provider of courses or programmes of initial school teacher training in England under regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 132 of the Education Act 2002;

“city college” (“coleg dinasol”) means a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts;

“the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the General Teaching Council for Wales(10);

“employment” (“cyflogaeth”) means employment under a contract of employment or the engagement of a person to provide services otherwise than under a contract of employment; and references to being “employed” are to be construed accordingly;

“employment-based teacher training scheme” (“cynllun hyfforddi athrawon ar sail cyflogaeth”) means the scheme described in regulation 8 or where the context so requires the schemes described in paragraphs 3 to 5 of Schedule 1;

“employment-based teacher training scheme in England” (“cynllun hyfforddi athrawon ar sail cyflogaeth yn Lloegr”) means a scheme established by the Secretary of State under regulations made under section 132 of the Education Act 2002 whereby a person may undertake initial teacher training in order to obtain qualified teacher status while being employed to teach;

“foreign institution” (“sefydliad estron”) means any institution other than a United Kingdom institution;

“foundation phase” (“cyfnod sylfaen”) is to be construed in accordance with section 102 of the Education Act 2002(11);

“institution” (“sefydliad”) means, unless the context otherwise requires, an institution within the further education sector or an institution within the higher education sector;

“school” (“ysgol”) means a school maintained by a local authority or a special school not so maintained;

“specified standards” (“safonau penodedig”) means the standards applying at the time of assessment specified by the Welsh Ministers from time to time as the standards required of persons who seek to become qualified teachers;

“specified standards in England” (“safonau penodedig yn Lloegr”) means the standards applying at the time of assessment as specified by the Secretary of State from time to time as the standards required of persons who seek to achieve qualified teacher status in England;

“teaching” (“addysgu”) means carrying out work of a kind which is specified by regulations made under section 133 of the Education Act 2002(12) and “to teach” is to be construed accordingly;

“United Kingdom institution” (“sefydliad yn y Deyrnas Unedig”) means an institution established in the United Kingdom, other than one which is, or is affiliated to or forms part of, an institution whose principal establishment is outside the United Kingdom; and

references to the second, third or fourth key stages are to be construed in accordance with section 103 of the Education Act 2002(13).

(1)

S.I. 1982/106, amended by S.I. 1988/542 and 1989/329. S.I. 1982/106 was revoked by S.I. 1989/1319.

(2)

S.I. 1989/1319, amended by S.I. 1989/1541, 1990/1561, 1991/1134, 1991/1840, 1991/2240 and 1992/1809. S.I. 1989/1319 was revoked by S.I. 1993/543 with transitional savings.

(3)

S.I. 1993/543, amended by S.I. 1997/368, 1997/2679 and 1998/1584. S.I. 1993/543 was partially revoked in relation to Wales by S.I. 1999/2817 (W.18) with the remaining provisions being revoked by S.I. 2000/2419 and S.I. 2000/2906 (W.186).

(4)

S.I. 1999/2817 (W.18), amended by S.I. 2002/1663 (W.158), 2002/2938 (W.279), 2003/140 (W.12), 2003/2458 (W.240), 2004/1729 (W.173), 2004/1744 (W.183), 2004/2733 (W.240) and 2010/1142 (W.101).

(5)

S.I. 2004/1729 (W.173), amended by S.I. 2007/2811 (W.238), 2008/215 (W.26) and 2010/1142 (W.101).

(6)

2006 No.8.

(7)

2006 No.74.

(8)

2011 No.32.

(9)

2010 c. 32.

(10)

Section 8 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) provides for the establishment of a General Teaching Council for Wales by Order and S.I. 1998/2911 refers.

(11)

Section 102 was amended by the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), section 47 and the Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 5), section 21.

(12)

The regulations in force at the time these Regulations are made are the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010, S.I. 2010/2710 (W.227).

(13)

Section 103 was amended by the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), section 47 and the Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 5), section 21.