The School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2725

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

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:

Citation, commencement and application

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.

Amendment of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003

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

Explanatory Note

(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.

(1)

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.

(2)

S.I. 2003/1963.