The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Other persons who may carry out specified work

8.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who are not qualified teachers and who are not mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 7 of this Schedule.

(2) Such persons may carry out work specified in regulation 6 in a school only if the following conditions are satisfied —

(a) they carry out work specified in regulation 6 in order to assist or support the work of qualified teachers or nominated teachers in the school;

(b) they are subject to the direction and supervision of such qualified teachers or nominated teachers in accordance with arrangements made by the head teacher of the school; and

(c) the head teacher is satisfied that they have the skills, expertise and experience required to carry out work specified in regulation 6.

(3) Head teachers may, if they consider the nomination appropriate in the circumstances, nominate persons who are mentioned in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of this Schedule as nominated teachers for the purpose of sub-paragraph (2).

(4) In determining whether the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) have the skills, expertise and experience required to carry out work specified in regulation 6 in a school, head teachers may have regard to —

(a) such standards for higher-level teaching assistants, or guidance concerning school support staff, as may be published from time to time by the National Assembly; and

(b) such guidance as to contractual matters relating to school support staff as may be published from time to time by any local education authority or other employer.