3 Exemptions
1 Regulation 2 does not apply to a person who on or before 1 August 2020 held a permanent appointment as a head teacher of a public school, a grant-aided school or an independent school.
2 Regulation 2 does not prevent the appointment of a person as a head teacher by an education authority or manager of a grant aided school on or after 1 August 2020 where that person has not yet achieved the Standard for Headship, provided the appointment does not exceed 30 months.