Paragraph 1

In this Schedule–

• “the relevant authority” in relation to a school and a teacher at a school, means the local education authority by whom the school is maintained and “the relevant body” shall mean the governing body of a grant-maintained school or of a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority;

• “old provisions” means the provisions relating to the probation of teachers from time to time in force before 8th April 1982 and contained in the Schools Regulations 1959, the School Grants Regulations 1951^f1 or the Primary and Secondary Schools (Grant Conditions) Regulations 1945^f2, including those provisions as applied to teachers at special schools by regulations under section 33 of the Education Act 1944;

• “probationary period” means the period for which a teacher is on probation in pursuance of paragraph 3;

• “probationary teacher” means a teacher to whom this Schedule applies by virtue of paragraph 2;

• “school” means a school maintained by a local education authority or a grant-maintained school or a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority;

• “the 1982 Regulations” means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1982.

The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect in the case of a teacher at a school notwithstanding anything in his contract of service and that contract shall have effect subject thereto.