(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”).
Regulation 10(8) of the 2006 Regulations requires the governing bodies of all maintained community, community special, voluntary controlled and maintained nursery schools to advertise a vacancy in the post of head teacher and deputy head teacher. Regulation 24(7) of the 2006 Regulations imposes the same requirement on governing bodies of all maintained foundation, foundation special and voluntary aided schools.
Regulations 2(3) and 2(5) of these Regulations amend the duty in regulations 10(8) and 24(7) respectively, of the 2006 Regulations so as to allow governing bodies of maintained schools a discretion to not advertise a vacancy in the post of head teacher and deputy head teacher if certain conditions are satisfied. The vacancy must be at a school named in proposals published under sections 29 to 32 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) as one which pupils at a school to be discontinued may attend.