Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “school teacher” means a teacher employed at one or two schools by a local education authority or by the governing body of a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school, but does not include a teacher employed under a fixed term contract of employment the term of which is less than one year;

• “school year” means the period beginning with the first school term to begin after July and ending with the beginning of the first such term to begin after the following July.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, references to—