Part I Measures to raise standards of school education

Chapter I Limit on infant class sizes

4 Interpretation of Chapter I.

In this Chapter—

  • class” means a group in which pupils are taught in an ordinary teaching session;

  • infant class” means a class containing pupils the majority of whom will attain the age of five, six or seven during the course of the school year;

  • ordinary teaching session” does not include a school assembly or other school activity usually conducted with large groups of pupils;

  • F1school teacher” means a person who is a school teacher for the purposes of section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (determination of school teachers’ pay and conditions)