2003 No. 389 (W.51)
EDUCATION, WALES

The General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 1(5) and (7) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19981 and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales2:

Name and commencement1.

These Regulations are called the General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 17th March 2003.

Amendment of the General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) Regulations 19992.

(1)

The General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) Regulations 19993 are amended as follows.

(2)

The Schedule to the General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) Regulations 1999 is replaced by the following Schedule —

“SCHEDULEORGANISATIONS ENTITLED TO NOMINATE PERSONS FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES

PART ONE

1.

National Union of Teachers (Cymru)

2.

National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (Cymru)

3.

Secondary Heads Association in Wales

4.

Professional Association of Teachers

5.

National Association of Head Teachers in Wales

6.

Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru

7.

Association of Teachers and Lecturers

8.

NATFHE — The University and College Lecturers' Union

PART TWO

9.

Fforwm Ltd

10.

Further Education National Training Organisation

11.

National Association for Special Educational Needs

12.

National Council for Education and Training for Wales

13.

Association of Directors of Education in Wales

14.

Welsh Local Government Association

15.

Wales TUC Cymru

16.

Governors Wales (Confederation of School Governors Associations in Wales)

17.

Roman Catholic Church in Wales

18.

Church in Wales

19.

Churches Joint Education Policy Committee

20.

Heads of Higher Education Wales

21.

Universities Council for the Education of Teachers Cymru

22.

Confederation of British Industry Wales

23.

Parent Teacher Associations of Wales

24.

Independent Schools Information Service Wales

25.

Welsh Secondary Schools Association

26.

Welsh Primary Schools Association

27.

Institute of Directors

28.

Welsh Association of Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education

29.

Association of Directors of Social Services in Wales

30.

Wales Council for Voluntary Action”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) Regulations 1999 by replacing the Schedule to those Regulations.

The replacement Schedule updates the list of organisations that have the right to nominate persons for appointment by the National Assembly for Wales to the General Teaching Council for Wales.

The following organisations have been removed from Part Two of the Schedule:

  • Wales Special Needs Action Group

  • Council of Welsh TECs Ltd

  • Council for Industry and Higher Education

  • Head Masters' and Headmistresses' Conference

  • Independent Schools Council

  • Federation of Small Businesses

The following organisations have been added to Part Two of the Schedule:

  • National Council for Education and Training for Wales

  • Wales TUC Cymru

The name “University Council for the Education of Teachers Cymru” has been changed to “Universities Council for the Education of Teachers Cymru”.