Article 3 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions

The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2000^f1 (“the Document”) shall be amended as provided for in articles 4 to 17.

The amendment made by article 7 to the extent that it inserts paragraph 19.3 into the Document has effect from 1st September 2000.

The amendments made by the remaining provisions of article 7 and by articles 4 to 6 and 8 to 17 have effect from 13th December 2000.

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In paragraph 1.2 in the appropriate positions there shall be inserted the following definitions—

• “apply for threshold assessment” has the meaning given to that expression in paragraph 19B.11 (a);

• “assessor” in relation to threshold assessments means an assessor appointed under arrangements made by the Secretary of State on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State thinks fit for the purposes set out in paragraphs 19A to 19D;

• “performance threshold standards” means the professional standards set out in Annex 1;

• “post-threshold teacher” has the meaning given to that expression in paragraph 19;

• “relevant period” in relation to an application for threshold assessment means the relevant period referred to in paragraph 19B.2.2;

• “teacher who has passed the threshold” has the meaning given to that expression in paragraph 19B.11(b);

• “threshold assessment” means an assessment carried out under paragraph 19B or 19C of whether a teacher has passed the threshold;”.