Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations—

• “appraisal statement” (“datganiad gwerthuso”) has the meaning given to it by, as the case may be, regulation 15(4), regulation 29(4) or regulation 42(4);

• “authority” (“awdurdod”) in relation to an unattached teacher means the local authority by which the teacher is employed and if employed by more than one authority then each such authority;

• “Chief Education Officer” (“Prif Swyddog Addysg”) means the chief education officer of the local authority (or, in the case of an unattached teacher, of the authority);

• “Diocesan Authority” (“Awdurdod Esgobaeth”) has the meaning given to it in section 142(1) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19986;

• “the Document” (“y Ddogfen”) means the document referred to in any order for the time being in force made under section 122 of the Education Act 2002;

• “governing body” (“corff llywodraethu”) in relation to a school means the governing body of the school, and a “governor” (“llywodraethwr”) means a member of that governing body;

• “head teacher” (“pennaeth”) includes an acting head teacher;

• “Pupil Performance Information” (“Gwybodaeth am Berfformiad Disgyblion”) means information about the performance of pupils in schools in Wales as specified by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;

• “the relevant date” (“y dyddiad perthnasol”) means 1 September 2012;

• “school” (“ysgol”) means a community, voluntary, foundation, community special or foundation special school or maintained nursery school;

• “school day” (“diwrnod ysgol”) means a day on which the school meets;

• “School Improvement Plan” (“Cynllun Gwella'r Ysgol”) means the strategic plan setting out the objectives to improve the school’s provision and performance;

• “School Performance Information” (“Gwybodaeth am Berfformiad Ysgolion”) means information about the performance of schools in Wales as specified by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;

• “School Performance Management Policy” (“Polisi Rheoli Perfformiad yr Ysgol”) means the written policy setting out how the staff appraisal policy in the school will be implemented;

• “school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) means a teacher employed by a local authority or by the governing body of a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school, but does not include a teacher employed under a short term contract;

• “school term” (“tymor ysgol”) includes (a) a period of time short of a full school term by no more than one week and (b) two consecutive half terms;

• “school which has a religious character” (“ysgol sydd â chymeriad crefyddol”) means a foundation or voluntary school designated as a school having such character under section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “short term contract” (“contract cyfnod byr”) means a contract of employment for a fixed term of less than one school term;

• “statement of objectives” (“datganiad amcanion”) means the written statement of objectives recorded under regulation 12(5), regulation 26(5) or regulation 39(5), as the case may be;

• “unattached teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ddigyswllt”) means a teacher employed by the authority falling within one of the following categories—

  1. a

     a teacher not attached to a particular school;

  2. b

     a teacher employed to provide primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school; or

  3. c

     a teacher employed at a pupil referral unit (including a teacher in charge of a unit);

  but does not include a teacher employed under a short term contract; and

• “the 2002 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2002”) means the School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2002.