The School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2011

Interpretation

3.—(1) 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 15(4), regulation 29(4) or regulation 42(4);

“authority” (“awdurdod”) in relation to an unattached teacher means the local authority by which the teacher is employed and if employed by more than one authority then each such authority;

“Chief Education Officer” (“Prif Swyddog Addysg”) means the chief education officer of the local authority (or, in the case of an unattached teacher, of the authority);

“Diocesan Authority” (“Awdurdod Esgobaeth”) has the meaning given to it in section 142(1) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1);

“the Document” (“y Ddogfen”) means the document referred to in any order for the time being in force made under section 122 of the Education Act 2002;

“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;

“Pupil Performance Information” (“Gwybodaeth am Berfformiad Disgyblion”) means information about the performance of pupils in schools in Wales as specified by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;

“the relevant date” (“y dyddiad perthnasol”) means 1 September 2012;

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

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

“School Improvement Plan” (“Cynllun Gwella'r Ysgol”) means the strategic plan setting out the objectives to improve the school’s provision and performance;

“School Performance Information” (“Gwybodaeth am Berfformiad Ysgolion”) means information about the performance of schools in Wales as specified by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;

“School Performance Management Policy” (“Polisi Rheoli Perfformiad yr Ysgol”) means the written policy setting out how the staff appraisal policy in the school will be implemented;

“school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) means a teacher employed by a local authority or by the governing body of a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school, but does not include a teacher employed under a short term contract;

“school term” (“tymor ysgol”) includes (a) a period of time short of a full school term by no more than one week and (b) two consecutive half terms;

“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;

“short term contract” (“contract cyfnod byr”) means a contract of employment for a fixed term of less than one school term;

“statement of objectives” (“datganiad amcanion”) means the written statement of objectives recorded under regulation 12(5), regulation 26(5) or regulation 39(5), as the case may be;

“unattached teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ddigyswllt”) means a teacher employed by the authority falling within one of the following categories—

(a)

a teacher not attached to a particular school;

(b)

a teacher employed to provide primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school; or

(c)

a teacher employed at a pupil referral unit (including a teacher in charge of a unit);

but does not include a teacher employed under a short term contract; and

“the 2002 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2002”) means the School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2002.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to—

(a) a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;

(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference appears; and

(c) the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

1998 c. 31.