Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996^f1;

• “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998^f2;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002^f3;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006^f4;

• “the 2001 Induction Regulations” means the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Consolidation) (England) Regulations 2001^f5

• “the 2003 Qualifications Regulations” means the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003^f6;

• “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^f7;

• “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^f8;

• “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^f9; 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^f10.