The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Order 2024

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and makes provision for the determination of the remuneration of school teachers in Wales and other conditions of their employment which relate to their professional duties or working time.

The Order makes this provision by reference to section 2 of a document entitled “School Teachers Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document 2024 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions” (“the Document”). It can be found on the Welsh Government website: https://www.gov.wales/teaching-and-leadership.

The Order makes retrospective provision, under section 123(3) of the Education Act 2002, to provide that the provisions set out in section 2 of the Document have effect on and after 1 September 2024 notwithstanding that the Order comes into force after that date (article 2).

The Order revokes the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1067 (W. 181)) (article 3).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from the Workforce Engagement Branch, Pedagogy, Leadership and Professional Learning Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.