# The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Employment) Order 1987, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“authority” means local education authority;
“head teacher” and “deputy head teacher” mean the teachers appointed to those posts in a primary or secondary school maintained by an authority;
“school teacher” has the same meaning as in the Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1987.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/650/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teachers-pay-and-conditions-of-employment-order-1987/article-2
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