4Interpretation of Chapter I
In this Chapter—
“class” means a group in which pupils are taught in an ordinary teaching session;
“infant class” means a class containing pupils the majority of whom will attain the age of five, six or seven during the course of the school year;
“ordinary teaching session” does not include a school assembly or other school activity usually conducted with large groups of pupils;
“qualified teacher”, in relation to an infant class, means—
(a)a person who is a qualified teacher in relation to that class for the purposes of section 218(1)(a) of the [1988 c. 40.] Education Reform Act 1988 (regulations relating to teachers' qualifications, etc.), or
(b)any other person who in accordance with regulations under that provision may be employed as a teacher of that class.