Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984;

• “approved expenditure” means any expenditure which is approved as provided in regulation 3;

• “basic curriculum” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988^f1;

• “determine” means determine by notice in writing;

• “education authority” means a local education authority;

• “grant” means a grant in pursuance of these Regulations;

• “head teacher mentor programme” means a programme of regional projects for the training of inexperienced head teachers whereby experienced head teachers give advice and assistance to support the professional development of inexperienced head teachers;

• “language college” means a maintained school specialising in modern foreign languages;

• “leisure time facilities” means facilities of a kind which education authorities are under the duty imposed by sections 41(3)(b) and 53(1) of the Education Act 1944^f2 to secure are provided within their areas;

• “maintained school” means a school maintained by an education authority;

• “mentor” means an experienced head teacher giving advice and assistance under a head teacher mentor programme;

• “NC tasks” has the meaning assigned to it in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 2) (England) Order 1994^f3 and the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 3) (England) Order 1994^f4;

• “prescribed expenditure” means expenditure by an education authority for or in connection with any of the purposes specified in the Schedule hereto;

• “primary school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944^f5;

• “pupil” has the meaning assigned to it by section 14(6) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

• “pupil referral unit” has the meaning assigned to it by section 298(2) of the Education Act 1993;

• “qualified teacher” means a person who, by virtue of the regulations^f6 relating to the employment of teachers from time to time in force under section 218 of the Education Reform Act 1988^f7, is qualified to be employed as a teacher at a school of the kind described in subsection (12) of that section;

• “school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 14(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f8;

• “special school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 182(1) of the Education Act 1993;

• “special educational needs” has the meaning assigned to it by section 156(1) of the Education Act 1993;

• “standard task assessment” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 5 of the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 1) Order 1993^f9 and “further assessment” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 6A of that Order;

• “technology college” means a maintained school specialising in mathematics, science and technology; and

• “youth and community worker” means a person employed in connection with leisure-time facilities, other than a person employed in a solely administrative, secretarial, clerical or manual capacity.

In these Regulations a reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation contained therein, a reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation, and a reference to the Schedule is to the Schedule to these Regulations.