Regulation 7 Institutions in which an induction period may be served

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), an induction period may only be served in—

(a)

a relevant school in Wales other than a community or foundation special school established in a hospital; or

(b)

in the circumstances set out in paragraph (3) an independent school in Wales; or

(c)

in the circumstances set out in paragraph (4) an FE college in Wales; or

(d)

a school or an FE college in England in which an induction period may be served under England's Induction Regulations.

(2)

An induction period may not be served in—

(a)

a school in Wales in respect of which the circumstances described in grounds 6 or 8 in section 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 M1 apply, unless—

(i)

the person in question began their induction period, or was employed as a graduate teacher or a registered teacher or on an employment-based teacher training scheme, at the school at a time when such circumstances did not apply, or

(ii)

one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales has certified in writing that they are satisfied that the school is fit for the purpose of providing induction supervision and training, F1...

(b)

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(3)

The circumstances in which a person may serve an induction period in an independent school in Wales are—

F2(a)

in the case of a person who is employed to teach pupils in years 7 to 11, the curriculum of the school for pupils in those year groups includes all the areas of learning and experience, including the mandatory elements, as defined in section 3 of the 2021 Act, which such person is employed to teach; and

F3(b)

in all cases, the curriculum for all registered pupils in their reception year and in years 1 to 6 includes all the areas of learning and experience, including the mandatory elements, as defined in section 3 of the 2021 Act; and

(c)

in all cases, before the start of the induction period the proprietor of the school and either an authority or the persons or body determined by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 5(1)(c) have agreed that the authority or the persons or body, as the case may be, are to act as the appropriate body in relation to the school.

(4)

A person may not serve an induction period in an FE college in Wales unless before the start of the induction period the governing body of the college and an authority have agreed that the authority are to act as the appropriate body in relation to the college.

(5)

A person may not serve an induction period in two or more institutions simultaneously unless before the start of the induction period the head teachers of all the institutions have agreed which of them is to act as the lead head teacher.

(6)

In this regulation, “induction period” (“cyfnod sefydlu”) includes a part of an induction period.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 7(2)(b) and word omitted (7.11.2022) by virtue of The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1058), regs. 1, 6
F2: Reg. 7(3)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 10(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/666), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)
F3: Reg. 7(3)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 10(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/666), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b)

Marginal citations

M1: 2013 anaw 1.