# The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 1999, Regulation 10: Extension of an induction period before completion


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) where a person serving an induction period is absent from work for an aggregate period of thirty or more school days in an induction period, his induction period shall be extended by the aggregate period of his absences.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where a person is absent from work by reason of the maternity leave period specified in section 73 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 unless she so chooses.
(3) Where five or more years have passed since a person started his induction period, and that person has not completed his induction period, he may with the agreement of the appropriate body choose to extend his induction period–
(a) in the case of a teacher in full-time service by a period not exceeding the appropriate period specified in regulation 8(1); or
(b) in the case of a teacher in part-time service by a period not exceeding the period specified in regulation 8(2).
(4) Except as provided for in this regulation an induction period may not be extended before its completion.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1065/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-induction-arrangements-for-school-teachers-england-regulations-1999/regulation-10
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