Part 1Provision for new legal frameworks

Chapter 2Exemptions related to school performance

6 Interpretation of Chapter 2

1

For the purposes of this Chapter a maintained school is a “qualifying school” at any time if it is a school of a prescribed description which satisfies prescribed criteria relating to one or more of the following—

a

the performance of the school,

b

the quality of the leadership in the school, and

c

the quality of the management of the school.

2

The criteria prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) may include criteria referring to the opinion of the Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales.

3

For the purposes of this Chapter a school teacher is “employed” at a school if he works at the school under a contract falling within paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of section 122(3).

4

In this Chapter—

  • “the Chief Inspector” has the meaning given by section 1(3);

  • “curriculum provision” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a maintained school maintained by a F1local authority in England, any provision of the National Curriculum for England, and

    2. b

      in relation to a maintained school maintained by a F1local authority in Wales, any F2provision of the National Curriculum for WalesF2requirement imposed under or by virtue of Part 2 of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;

  • “maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school;

  • “pay and conditions provision” means any provision of an order under section 122;

  • “school teacher” has the same meaning as in section 122.