# The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2008, Regulation 18: Termination of employment following failure to complete an induction period satisfactorily

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) This paragraph applies to a person employed as a teacher at a relevant school in England when the decision is made under regulation 16(5)(c) of these Regulations, or regulation 14(3)(c) of the Welsh Induction Regulations, that the person has failed satisfactorily to complete the induction period which the person is required to serve under these Regulations or the Welsh Induction Regulations.
(2) The employer of a person to whom paragraph (1) applies must secure the termination of the person’s employment as a teacher if—
(a) no appeal is made to the Council against the decision of the appropriate body; or
(b) the appeal to the Council is dismissed.
(3) An employer must take the steps necessary to secure the termination of a person’s employment in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) so that the termination takes effect within the period of 10 working days beginning with the date on which—
(a) the employer received written notification from such person that the person did not intend to appeal to the Council; or
(b) the time limit for appeal imposed by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 4 expired or by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Welsh Induction Regulations expired in the case of a person who has served an induction period under those Regulations.
(4) The employer must take the steps necessary to secure the termination of a person’s employment in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) so that the termination takes effect within the period of 10 working days beginning with the date on which the employer received written notice of the outcome of the appeal hearing.
(5) In this regulation, any reference to “the Council” in relation to a person who has failed satisfactorily to complete an induction period under the Welsh Induction Regulations, is a reference to the General Teaching Council for Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/657/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-induction-arrangements-for-school-teachers-england-regulations-2008/regulation-18
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