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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2940/schedule</dc:identifier><dc:title>The School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2011</dc:title><dc:subject>Headteachers</dc:subject><dc:subject>Performance management</dc:subject><dc:subject>School performance and standards</dc:subject><dc:subject>School governance, management and finance</dc:subject><dc:subject>Voluntary aided schools</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">EDUCATION, WALES</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-08-13</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-07-31</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations are made under sections 21(3) (general responsibility for conduct of school) and 131 (appraisal) of the Education Act 2002 (2002 c. 32) and after appropriate consultation in accordance with section 131(7) of that Act.</dc:description>
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				</ukm:Metadata><Secondary><Schedules TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2012-01-01"><Schedule DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2940/schedule" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/schedule" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="schedule" TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2012-01-01"><Number>SCHEDULE</Number><TitleBlock><Title>Savings and General Transitional Provisions</Title></TitleBlock><ScheduleBody><P1group TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2012-01-01"><Title>The Appraisal Cycle</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/1" id="schedule-paragraph-1"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-92964a3e1d41e26fac00fea2602646d1"/>1</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Where a head teacher, school teacher or unattached teacher has completed an appraisal cycle under the provisions of the 2002 Regulations, then any appeal against the appraisal must be made in accordance with the appeals procedures set out in the 2002 Regulations.</Text></P1para></P1><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/2" id="schedule-paragraph-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-fdb44dad5371c7dbb09de201ade2b989"/>2</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Where a head teacher, school teacher or unattached teacher is part-way through an appraisal cycle under the 2002 Regulations on the date upon which these Regulations come into force, then (subject to paragraph 3) that appraisal cycle must continue under the provisions of the 2002 Regulations until such time as a new appraisal cycle begins under these Regulations.</Text></P1para></P1><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/schedule/paragraph/3" id="schedule-paragraph-3"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-731accac366f08b759bad1cf6c1e6856"/>3</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Where a head teacher, school teacher or unattached teacher has completed or is part-way through an appraisal cycle under the provisions of the 2002 Regulations, any appraisal review meeting in respect of that appraisal cycle that is due under the provisions of the 2002 Regulations after the date that these Regulations come into force, may be conducted by the appraiser or appraisers (as appropriate) appointed in respect of that head teacher, school teacher or unattached teacher under the provisions of these Regulations (“the new appraisers”), if the new appraisers elect to do so. Such appraisal review meeting may be subject to the provisions of regulations 15(5), 29(5) and 42(5) (as appropriate) at the discretion of the new appraisers.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></ScheduleBody></Schedule></Schedules></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary Type="I" id="key-92964a3e1d41e26fac00fea2602646d1"><Para><Text>Sch. para. 1  in force at 1.1.2012, see <CitationSubRef id="n66732ef6e6b018bb" SectionRef="regulation-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/regulation/1/1" Operative="true">reg. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary Type="I" id="key-fdb44dad5371c7dbb09de201ade2b989"><Para><Text>Sch. para. 2  in force at 1.1.2012, see <CitationSubRef id="n66fca9ccae101f9" SectionRef="regulation-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/regulation/1/1" Operative="true">reg. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary Type="I" id="key-731accac366f08b759bad1cf6c1e6856"><Para><Text>Sch. para. 3  in force at 1.1.2012, see <CitationSubRef id="n8fccc378b75f3e8f" SectionRef="regulation-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2011/2940/regulation/1/1" Operative="true">reg. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>