Explanatory note

This Order, which is made under section 2(1) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (“the Act”), refers to a document entitled “ School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2000” (“the Document”) published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, which is obtainable from Government book shops and through booksellers.

The Order directs that the provisions set out in the Document shall have effect from 1st September 2000 with the modifications listed in article 4. The Document is amended to delete paragraph 19 (pay scale for post-threshold teachers), the professional duties in relation to performance threshold assessments and paragraph 18.3 (pay point for fast-track teachers). The Order also makes consequential amendments to the Document.

The Order applies to all school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the Act) in England and Wales. By virtue of section 2(6)(a) of the Act, the remuneration of school teachers to whom the Order applies is to be determined and paid to them by local education authorities in accordance with the pay scales and other provisions of the Document. By virtue of section 2(6)(b) of the Act, the provisions set out in the Document relating to the statutory conditions of employment have effect as terms of the contracts of employment of school teachers to whom the Order applies.