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SCHEDULE 8Modification of the Staffing Regulations

1.  In regulation 3, after paragraph (7) insert the following paragraph—

(8) In these Regulations —

(a)any reference to the head teacher or deputy head teacher of a school is to be construed as a reference to the head teacher or deputy head teacher of a federation or of a federated school; and

(b)where reference is made to the authority and a federation includes schools maintained by more than one authority, the reference is to be taken as a reference to each.”.