Regulation 2 Interpretation

Save where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations —

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996^f1;

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

• “appropriate body” (“corff priodol”) means the appropriate body under regulation 4;

• “authority” (“awdurdod”) means a local education authority;

• “core subject” (“pwnc craidd”) means a subject referred to in section 354(1) of the 1996 Act;

• “the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the General Teaching Council for Wales;

• “employer” (“cyflogwr”) includes an authority, governing body or other person who engage (or make arrangements for the engagement of) a person to provide his or her services as a teacher otherwise than under a contract of employment, and “employed” (“cyflogi”), “employment” (“cyflogaeth”) and any expressions relating to the termination of employment are to be construed accordingly;

• “England’s Induction Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Ymsefydlu Lloegr”) means regulations made from time to time under section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998^f3 in relation to teachers in England;

• “foundation subject” (“pwnc sylfaen”) means a subject referred to in section 354(1) or (2) of the 1996 Act;

• “governing body” (“corff llywodraethu”) in relation to a sixth form college has the same meaning as in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f4;

• “graduate teacher” (“athro neu athrawes raddedig”) means a person employed in a school in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (Wales) Regulations 1999^f5;

• “head teacher” (“pennaeth”) includes the principal of a sixth form college;

• “induction period” (“cyfnod ymsefydlu”) means an induction period required by these Regulations;

• “institution” (“sefydliad”) means a relevant school, an independent school or a sixth form college in which an induction period may be served under these Regulations, as the context requires;

• “key stage” (“cyfnod allweddol”) has the same meaning as in section 355(1) of the 1996 Act;

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “non-maintained special school” (“ysgol arbennig nas cynhelir”) means a special school which is neither a community special school nor a foundation special school;

• “qualified teacher” (“athro neu athrawes gymwys”) has the same meaning as in section 218(2) of the Education Reform Act 1988^f6;

• “registered teacher” (“athro neu athrawes gofrestredig”) means a person employed in a school in accordance with Part III of Schedule 2 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (Wales) Regulations 1999;

• “relevant school” (“ysgol berthnasol”) has the meaning given to it by section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;

• “school day” (“diwrnod ysgol”) in relation to a school means any day on which at that school there is a school session;

• “school session” (“sesiwn ysgol”) has the same meaning as in regulations 3 and 4 of the Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2000^f7;

• “school term” (“tymor ysgol”) includes a term of a sixth form college;

• “school year” (“blwyddyn ysgol”) includes the academic year of a sixth form college;

• “sixth form college” (“coleg chweched dosbarth”) 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” (“ysgol arbennig”) has the same meaning as in section 337(1) of the 1996 Act^f8;

• “supply teacher” (“athro neu athrawes gyflenwi”) means a teacher employed wholly or mainly for the purpose of supervising or teaching pupils whose regular teacher is not available to teach them; and

• “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f9.

Any reference in these Regulations to —