Regulation 19 Use and retention of appraisal statements

(1)

This regulation applies in the case of a school teacher who is not a head teacher.

(2)

The appraiser shall give the appraisal statement to the head teacher.

(3)

The head teacher shall make the appraisal statement available to—

(a)

the appraiser, upon request;

(b)

any review officer, who shall also be given access to the statement of objectives for the appraisal cycle to which the statement relates;

(c)

any governors responsible for advising about, or taking decisions in relation to, the promotion of the school teacher or the use of any discretion in relation to his pay, upon request; and

(d)

in the case of a school teacher employed at a school which does not have a delegated budget the Chief Education Officer or any officer or adviser specifically designated by the Chief Education Officer with responsibility for advising about, or taking decisions in relation to, the promotion of the school teacher or the use of any discretion in relation to his pay, upon request.

(4)

The head teacher shall make a school teacher’s current statement of objectives available to a new appraiser appointed otherwise than at the beginning of an appraisal cycle.

(5)

The head teacher shall provide a copy of the annex to the appraisal statement referred to in regulation 14(2) to the person or persons responsible for planning the training and development of school teachers at the school.

(6)

The head teacher shall keep a school teacher’s appraisal statement until at least three years after his next appraisal statement has been finalised.