# The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2008, Regulation 3: Interpretation

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;
“the 2006 Act” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006;
“the 2001 Induction Regulations” means the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Consolidation) (England) Regulations 2001
“the 2003 Qualifications Regulations” means the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003;
“appropriate body” means the appropriate body under regulation 6;
“authority” means a local education authority;
“Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;
“the Council”, except in regulation 18(5), means the General Teaching Council for England;
“employment-based teacher training scheme” means a scheme established, or having effect as if established, by the Secretary of State for the purposes of paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the 2003 Qualifications Regulations;
“governing body” in relation to a further education institution has the same meaning as in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
“head teacher” is to be construed as a reference to the lead head teacher where regulation 14 applies;
“institution” means a relevant school, an independent school or a further education institution in which an induction period may be served under these Regulations, as the context requires;
“key stage” has the same meaning as in section 82(1) of the 2002 Act;
“non-maintained special school” means a school approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the 1996 Act (approval of non-maintained special schools);
“operating day” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“pupil referral unit” has the same meaning as in section 19 of the 1996 Act;
“qualified teacher” means a person who satisfies requirements specified in regulations made under section 132 of the 2002 Act;
“school year” means the period beginning with the first term to begin after July and ending with the beginning of the first such term to begin after the following July;
“sixth form college” means a further education institution principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have not attained the age of 19 years;
“special school” has the same meaning as in section 337(1) of the 1996 Act;
“supply teacher” means a teacher employed wholly or mainly for the purpose of supervising or teaching pupils whose regular teacher is not available to teach them;
“the Welsh Induction Regulations” means the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) Regulations 2005; and
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/657/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-induction-arrangements-for-school-teachers-england-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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