Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
27th October 2003
Laid before Parliament
27th October 2003
Coming into force
17th November 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 35(4) and (5), 36(4) and (5) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 17th November 2003.
(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.
2.—(1) The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 of the Schedule, the following is substituted for sub-paragraph (6)—
“(6) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) applies to a person who—
(a)has not been continuously employed at the school for the relevant period, or
(b)has failed to meet any staff qualification requirements.”
David Miliband
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
27th October 2003
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1963), so that the transitional arrangements in the Schedule relating to the right of a person to make representations before being dismissed or ceasing to work at a school, apply to a person employed on a fixed term contract for the relevant period, currently one year.
2002 c. 32; see section 212 for the definition of “regulations”. By virtue of that definition these regulations made by the Secretary of State apply only to England.
S.I. 2003/1963.