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Regulation 4 Definitions

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(1)

In these Regulations–

  • “child abuse” includes physical injury (other than accidental injury) to, and physical and emotional neglect, ill-treatment or sexual abuse of a child;

  • “entitled person”, in relation to a registered pupil at a school, means–

    1. (a)

      a parent of the pupil, where that pupil is under the age of 16 years, or

    2. (b)

      the pupil or his parent, where that pupil is aged 16 or 17 years, or

    3. (c)

      the pupil himself, where he is aged 18 years or more;

  • “institution of further or higher education” means any institution falling within subsection (10) of section 218 of the Education Reform Act 1988;

  • “curricular record” means a formal record of a pupil’s academic achievements, his other skills and abilities and his progress in school;

  • “responsible person” means–

    1. (a)

      the head teacher of an independent school, or

    2. (b)

      the governing body of any other school, or

    3. (c)

      the person responsible for the conduct of any institution of further or higher education or other place of education or training

    to which a pupil transfers or may transfer;

  • “school day” means a day on which the school meets; and

  • “teacher” includes head teacher.

(2)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.