(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”.