The School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2011

SCHEDULE Savings and General Transitional Provisions

The Appraisal Cycle

1.  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.

2.  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.

3.  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.