The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”).

Regulation 3 amends regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations by omitting definitions of “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) and “short term supply teacher” (“athro neu athrawes gyflenwi tymor byr”) which become unnecessary following the amendments made by these Regulations.

Regulation 4 substitutes “the Welsh Ministers” for “the National Assembly” in each place in which it occurs in the 2005 Regulations.

Regulation 5 amends the provision relating to the length of an induction period that must be served. The amendment provides that teachers who serve an induction period by completing periods of employment of less than one school term or two consecutive half terms must serve 380 school sessions (which is equivalent to three school terms).

Regulation 6 removes the requirement for periods of employment to be of at least one term or two consecutive half terms. This only applies for periods of employment after 1 September 2012.

Regulation 7 amends the supervision and training requirements during the induction period. The amendment makes the head teacher of a school in which an induction period is served responsible for daily supervision and training and the appropriate body responsible for the overall supervision and training of persons serving an induction period. The supervision and training for which the appropriate body is responsible must include supervision and training by a person with knowledge of the standards required by regulation 13 of the 2005 Regulations.

Regulation 8 amends the procedure to be followed by the appropriate body following completion of an induction period by removing the requirement for the head teacher of a school to make a recommendation on whether the induction standards have been met.

Regulations 9 and 10 make consequential amendments.