Teaching work

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), each of the following activities is teaching work for the purposes of these Regulations—

(a)planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils(1);

(b)delivering lessons to pupils;

(c)assessing the development, progress and attainment of pupils; and

(d)reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils.

(2) In paragraph (1)(b) “delivering” includes delivering lessons through distance learning or computer aided techniques.

(3) The activities specified in paragraph (1) are not teaching work for the purposes of these Regulations if the person carrying out the activity does so (other than for the purposes of induction) subject to the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher(2) or other person nominated by the head teacher to provide such direction and supervision.

(1)

See section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (c.56) for the definition of “pupil”.

(2)

See section 132 of the Education Act 2002 for the definition of “qualified teacher”.