Dates referred to in regulation 3
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1
The date referred to in regulation 3(2) and (3) is the date on which the teacher has been employed full-time, or part-time under a contract such as is mentioned in regulation 3(3) for a period of, or for discontinuous periods which when added together amount to—
a
two years from the date on which the relevant course started, where the teacher is employed full-time; and
b
four years from the date on which the relevant course started, where the teacher is employed part-time.
2
The date referred to in regulation 3(4) is—
a
where the teacher is employed in a stage 1 post, the date on which the teacher has been employed for a period of, or for discontinuous periods which when added together amount to, two years from the date on which the relevant course started;
b
where the teacher is employed in a stage 2 post, the date on which the teacher has been employed in a stage 2 or stage 3 post for a period of, or for discontinuous periods which when added together amount to, four years from the date on which the relevant course started;
c
where the teacher is employed in a stage 3 post, the date on which the teacher has been employed in a stage 3 post for a period of, or for discontinuous periods which when added together amount to, four years from the date on which the relevant course started.
3
The “relevant course” referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is—
a
for the purposes of paragraph (1), the first course leading to a stage 3 FE teaching qualification which the teacher might reasonably attend, starting after the teacher first becomes a relevant teacher employed full-time, or employed part-time under a contract such as is mentioned in regulation 3(3);
b
for the purpose of paragraph (2)(a), the first course leading to a stage 1 FE teaching qualification which the teacher might reasonably attend, starting after the teacher first becomes a relevant teacher;
c
for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the first course leading to a stage 2 FE teaching qualification which the teacher might reasonably attend, starting after the teacher takes up a stage 2 or stage 3 post for the first time; and
d
for the purpose of paragraph (2)(c), the first course leading to a stage 3 FE teaching qualification which the teacher might reasonably attend, starting after the teacher takes up a stage 3 post for the first time.
4
In computing the periods referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) the following periods are not to be taken into account—
a
any periods during which the teacher is on sick leave, maternity leave or parental leave; and
b
any other periods which in all the circumstances it is reasonable to leave out of account.