PART IIIPROVISIONS APPLYING TO CERTAIN TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OTHER THAN IN CERTAIN NURSERY SCHOOLS

Chief Education Officer’s Report

37.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of any teacher who may be a head teacher.

(2) The appraiser shall give the appraisal statement to the Chief Education Officer.

(3) The Chief Education Officer shall make the appraisal statement available to—

(a)the appraiser, upon request;

(b)any review officer, who shall also be given access to the statement of objectives for the appraisal cycle to which the statement relates;

(c)any officer of the authority responsible for advising about, or taking decisions in relation to, the promotion of the teacher or the use of any discretion in relation to his pay, upon request.

(4) The Chief Education Officer shall make a teacher’s current statement of objectives available to a new appraiser appointed otherwise than at the beginning of an appraisal cycle.

(5) The Chief Education Officer shall provide a copy of the annex to the appraisal statement referred to in regulation 33(2) to the person or persons responsible for planning the training and development of teachers at the pupil referral unit, nursery school or in the education service.

(6) The Chief Education Officer shall keep a teacher’s appraisal statement until at least three years after his next appraisal statement has been finalised.