Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

Part 7 Discipline, behaviour and exclusion

Chapter 1 School Discipline

Interpretation of Chapter 1

95 Interpretation of Chapter 1

In this Chapter—

• “disciplinary penalty” has the meaning given by section 90;

• “member of the staff”, in relation to a school, means—

  (a)

  any teacher who works at the school, and

  (b)

  any other person who, with the authority of the head teacher, has lawful control or charge of pupils for whom education is being provided at the school;

• “possessions”, in relation to a pupil, includes any goods over which he appears to have control.