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-ThomasThe 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”.