art 2
In this Order— “the 1988 Act ” means the Education Reform Act 1988 ; “the 1998 Act ” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; “advanced skills teacher” means a teacher who has been certified by an assessor appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment as eligible for appointment to an advanced skills teacher post; “ Council ” means the General Teaching Council for England; “employer” in relation to a teacher includes a person who engages or makes arrangements for the engagement of that teacher to provide his services as a teacher otherwise than under a contract of employment, and “prospective employer”, “employed” and “employment” shall be construed accordingly; “induction period” means an induction period served in accordance with regulations under section 19 of the 1998 Act ; “qualified teacher” has the same meaning as in section 218(2) of the Education Reform Act 1988 ; “the Register” means the register of teachers which the Council are required to establish and maintain in accordance with section 3 of the 1998 Act and Regulations made under section 4 of that Act, and “registration” shall be construed accordingly; “registered teacher” means a person for the time being registered under section 3 of the 1998 Act; and “teacher” includes any person relating to whom the Council are required by this Order to maintain records.