Regulation 3 Interpretation

Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations—

• “appraisal statement” (“datganiad gwerthuso”) has the meaning given to it by, as the case may be, regulation 16(10) or regulation 30(11);

• “external adviser” (“cynghorydd allanol”) means a person whose name appears on a list of advisers in relation to the appraisal of teachers maintained by a local education authority;

• “governing body” (“corff llywodraethu”) in relation to a school means the governing body of the school, and a “governor” (“llywodraethwr”) means a member of that governing body;

• “head teacher” (“pennaeth”) includes an acting head teacher;

• “school” (“ysgol”) means a community, voluntary, foundation, community special or foundation special school;

• “school day” (“diwrnod ysgol”) means a day on which the school meets;

• “school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) means a teacher employed at no more than two schools, by a local education authority or by the governing body of a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school, but does not include a teacher employed under a fixed term contract of employment the term of which is less than one year;

• “school which has a religious character” (“ysgol sydd â chymeriad crefyddol”) means a foundation or voluntary school designated as a school having such character under section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998^f1; and

• “statement of objectives” (“datganiad amcanion”) means the written statement of objectives recorded under regulation 12 (3) or regulation 26(3) as the case may be.

Any reference in these Regulations to—