# School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Section 4: Interpretation of Chapter I.

Extent: E+W

In this Chapter—
“class” means a group in which pupils are taught in an ordinary teaching session;
“infant class” means a class containing pupils the majority of whom will attain the age of five, six or seven during the course of the school year;
“ordinary teaching session” does not include a school assembly or other school activity usually conducted with large groups of pupils;
“school teacher” means a person who is a school teacher for the purposes of section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (determination of school teachers’ pay and conditions)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/31/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-standards-and-framework-act-1998/section-4
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