Regulation 8 The appraisal cycle

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 8(1) words substituted by Education (School Teacher Appraisal) 2000 reg. 3(1)
reg. 8(2) words substituted by Education (School Teacher Appraisal) 2000 reg. 3(2)
reg. 8(3A) inserted by Education (School Teacher Appraisal) 2000 reg. 3(3)
reg.8 amended by Education (School Teacher Appraisal) 2000 reg.3

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, and to regulations 9 and 10, the governing body of a school shall determine the timing of the appraisal cycle for the head teacher (including an acting head teacher) and the head teacher shall determine the timing of the appraisal cycle for every other teacher at the school.

(2)

Except as provided for in paragraph (3) and regulation 9(4) the length of an appraisal cycle shall be one year.

(3)

In the case of the first appraisal cycle under these Regulations of a school teacher other than a head teacher, the head teacher may determine that the length of the cycle shall be a period of not less than nine months and not exceeding 18 months.

(4)

Once begun, appraisal cycles for every school teacher shall be continuous.