# The Education (School Teacher Appraisal) Regulations 1991, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
“appraising body” means—
(a) in the case of a teacher employed at a school maintained by a local education authority, the local education authority;
(b) in the case of a teacher employed at a grant-maintained school, the governing body of the school;
“appraisal record” means the appraisal statements prepared under Regulation 10(2) in respect of a school teacher;
“qualified teacher” has the meaning assigned thereto by Regulation 13 of the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989;
“probationary teacher” means a teacher to whom Schedule 6 to the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989 applies;
“school” means a school maintained by a local education authority, or a grantmaintained school;
“school teacher” means a qualified teacher, other than a probationary teacher, employed at any one school maintained by a local education authority or at any one grantmaintained school to work either full-time or not less than forty per cent of full-time, except on a contract of less than one school year’s duration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1511/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teacher-appraisal-regulations-1991/regulation-2
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