Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (School Teacher Appraisal) (England) Regulations 2000 (“the Regulations”) (S.I. 2000/1620).

The deadline for the governing body of a school to which the Regulations apply to secure that the head teacher’s objectives have been agreed or set is extended from 31st December 2000 to 6th April 2001. The governing body may decide that the head teacher’s first appraisal cycle under the Regulations should be a period of less than one year. In each year starting from 2001, the governing body must ensure that the head teacher’s objectives have been agreed or set before 31st December in that year.

A school teacher’s objectives may be revised at any time during the appraisal cycle with the agreement of the teacher’s appraiser, or in the case of a head teacher, all his appraisers.