Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Consolidation) (England) Regulations 2001.

Regulation 6 of those Regulations is amended to make the appeal body the General Teaching Council for England if a person completes his induction period in England.

Regulation 8 is amended to allow an induction period to be carried out in a school or sixth form college in Wales under their Induction Regulations.

Regulation 10 is amended to allow periods of employment in a school of sixth form college in Wales to count towards an induction period if they would count under the Welsh Induction Regulations.

Regulation 20 is amended to allow an appropriate body to permit a person to continue to be employed for less than one term as a supply teacher during a period of up to twelve months after the expiry of the period of a school year and one term mentioned in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2.

Paragraph 4B of Schedule 2 allows a person to be employed for less than one term as a supply teacher on a part-time basis while also undertaking induction on a part-time basis.

Paragraphs 16 and 18 of Schedule 2 are amended to allow persons who are exempt from induction in Wales (certain independent school teachers and further education teachers) to be exempt from induction in England.