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Education (Wales) Act 2014

2014 anaw 5 · Enacted 12 May 2014 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the Education Workforce Council (formerly the General Teaching Council for Wales); to extend the registration, qualification and training requirements of the education workforce; to make provision about the determination of school term and holiday dates in Wales; to make provision in connection with appointments to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales; and for connected purposes.

[12 May 2014]

Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the Assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:-

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Overview
  3. Part 2: EDUCATION WORKFORCE
  4. Education Workforce Council
  5. 2Education Workforce Council
  6. 3Aims of the Council
  7. 4Functions of the Council
  8. 5Power to add functions
  9. 6Directions
  10. Provision of advice and promotion of careers
  11. 7Provision of advice by the Council
  12. 8Promotion of careers
  13. Registration of education workforce
  14. 9Register
  15. 10Eligibility for registration
  16. 11Appeals against refusal of registration
  17. 12Registration fees
  18. 13Registration: further provision
  19. Requirements to be satisfied to provide services
  20. 14School teachers and school learning support workers
  21. 15Further education teachers
  22. 16Further education learning support workers
  23. Induction and appraisal of registered persons
  24. 17Requirement to undertake period of induction
  25. 18Induction assessment standards
  26. 19Appeals against induction decisions
  27. 20Induction: intervention powers
  28. 21Induction: interpretation
  29. 22Special provision for maintained schools with delegated budgets
  30. 23Appraisal of registered persons Not yet in force
  31. Code of conduct and practice for registered persons
  32. 24Code of conduct and practice
  33. 25Code of conduct and practice: further provision
  34. Disciplinary functions of the Council
  35. 26Disciplinary functions
  36. 27Disciplinary functions: interpretation
  37. 28Disciplinary functions: further provision
  38. 29Conditional registration orders
  39. 30Suspension orders
  40. 31Prohibition orders
  41. 32Appeals against disciplinary orders
  42. Information duties
  43. 33Council to maintain records about certain persons
  44. 34Supply of information: Ministers
  45. 35Supply of information: the Council
  46. 36Supply of information: employers
  47. 37Supply of information: agents and contractors
  48. 38Directions to secure compliance with information duties
  49. Transitional and transitory provision
  50. 39Transfer of registrations of persons already registered
  51. 40Transitory matters relating to eligibility for registration
  52. Interpretation of Part 2
  53. 41Interpretation of Part 2
  54. Part 3: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION
  55. Term and holiday dates and times of school sessions
  56. 42Dates of terms and holidays and times of school sessions
  57. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales
  58. 43Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales
  59. Local authority education functions - intervention
  60. 44Local authority education functions exercisable by the persons directed
  61. Part 4: GENERAL PROVISION
  62. 45Status as an Education Act
  63. 46Ancillary provision
  64. 47Orders and regulations
  65. 48Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  66. 49General interpretation
  67. 50Commencement
  68. 51Short title
  69. Schedule 1: EDUCATION WORKFORCE COUNCIL
  70. Status
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. Powers
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. Membership
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. Membership: further provision
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. Tenure
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. Removal from office
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. Remuneration, allowances and expenses of members
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. Chairing member
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. Chief officer and other staff
  87. 9Paragraph 9
  88. Schemes relating to remuneration etc.
  89. 10Paragraph 10
  90. Eligibility for superannuation scheme
  91. 11Paragraph 11
  92. Committees generally
  93. 12Paragraph 12
  94. Delegation of functions
  95. 13Paragraph 13
  96. Proceedings
  97. 14Paragraph 14
  98. Application of seal
  99. 15Paragraph 15
  100. Proof of documents
  101. 16Paragraph 16
  102. Finance
  103. 17Paragraph 17
  104. Accounting officer
  105. 18Paragraph 18
  106. Audit committee
  107. 19Paragraph 19
  108. Audit committee: membership
  109. 20Paragraph 20
  110. Accounts and external audit
  111. 21Paragraph 21
  112. Annual reports
  113. 22Paragraph 22
  114. Schedule 2: CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION
  115. 1Paragraph 1
  116. Changing the categories of registered worker
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. Interpretation
  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. Schedule 3: CHANGES TO OTHER LEGISLATION
  121. Part 1: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  122. Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1)
  125. 2Paragraph 2
  126. Part 2: REPEALS
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. Schedule 4: INDEX OF DEFINED WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
  129. Paragraph