In these Regulations—

• “the 2001 Regulations” means the Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) Regulations 20012;

• “ATLS status” means associate teacher learning and skills status awarded by the IfL;

• “associate teaching role” means a teaching role that carries significantly less than the full range of teaching responsibilities ordinarily carried out in a full teaching role (whether on a full-time, part-time, fractional, fixed term, temporary or agency basis) and does not require the teacher to demonstrate an extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum development, curriculum innovation or curriculum delivery strategies;

• “certificated illness or injury” means illness or injury certified by a registered medical practitioner;

• “employed” means employed under a contract of employment or a contract for services;

• “ERA 1996”3 means the Employment Rights Act 1996;

• “full teaching role” means a teaching role that carries the full range of teaching responsibilities (whether on a full-time, part-time, fractional, fixed term, temporary or agency basis) and requires the teacher to demonstrate an extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum development, curriculum innovation or curriculum delivery strategies;

• “induction period” means an induction period served pursuant to regulations made under section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19984;

• “IfL” means the private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House under the name The Institute for Learning (Post Compulsory Education and Training);

• “LLUK” means the private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House under the name Lifelong Learning UK, which is the Sector Skills Council responsible for the professional development of all those working in the further education sector;

• “Preparing to Teach Award” means the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Award approved by the Secretary of State;

• “process of professional formation” means the post-qualification process by which a teacher demonstrates through professional practice—

  1. a

     the ability to use effectively the skills and knowledge acquired whilst training to be a teacher; and

  2. b

     the capacity to meet the occupational standards required of a teacher;

• “QTLS status” means qualified teacher learning and skills status awarded by the IfL;

• “QTS” means qualified teacher status awarded by the General Teaching Council for England;

• “sixth form college” means a further education institution principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have not attained the age of 19 years; and

  teacher” means a person who provides education at a further education institution under a contract of employment or a contract for services, other than a person who is employed by the institution on an occasional basis to provide updating on current commercial, industrial or professional practice; and “teach” and “teaching” are to be construed accordingly.

Where any provision in these Regulations allows a person to be employed in a particular role for a specified period of time, that period commences when the person is employed in such a role for the first time.