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England

Teacher appraisal

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.

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Maintained school

Required document [2]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
Governing body [2]
Approval
Governing body adopts the document [2]
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Expected [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

The 2012 appraisal-document duty is for maintained schools. An academy trust is free to determine its appraisal processes; the maintained statutory badge cannot transfer automatically.

Official wording

Regulation 3, appraisal policy

3.—(1) The governing body of a school must adopt and make available to teachers employed at that school a document which sets out the appraisal process for such teachers. (2) A local authority must adopt and make available to unattached teachers employed by that authority a document which sets out the appraisal process for such teachers. Commencement Information

School Teachers’ Appraisal Regulations 2012, regulation 3 · Reviewed 2026-10-26

4.4 Relationship with the executive

A trust is free to determine its own appraisal processes. The board will: work with the senior executive leader to develop and maintain a transparent system for the performance management of the executive leadership team set reasonable and appropriate levels of remuneration ensure the continuing development of the senior executive leader and the executive leadership team have effective oversight of employee performance and the framework for pay and conditions of service

Academy trusts: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Academy trusts: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-20T12:52:21+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    11ac340ef6b86f38865ce0ece27f1d47949e810ddfde066af3779588c1d1b8c2
    Official content identity
    21a3425c-77ff-4fae-b81d-42b5214b2ad2
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b99d266b3aa58de32e2f1428cb9a45065a6e52e26c65344e9df5ecacac19b1a4

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-governance-guide/academy-trust-governance-guide

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  2. School Teachers’ Appraisal Regulations 2012, regulation 3

    Recheck this source. Manual source review required.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    not stated in the source
    Last checked
    not available
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    ca6eb4db35e0dce4f76faf031b5bc4043aabf96d9899352a23a082eb24954b14
    Official content identity
    not stated in the source
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    not stated in the source

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/115/regulation/3

  3. Teacher appraisal and capability

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-07-29T16:05:48+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    8c5c9c8c12384ddca96dda4667b3410d04c49b111b4920e15b3d9a22a404e005
    Official content identity
    5f13ebf1-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b3dd4919d0f44243a129bac8c3d0cf1bfe2915a84c4438bec9cf13c5233ce677
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    48b2b294386bf7784cbe491bbb7ae51c6356986adc2fe2e1fb03314a9a55c78c

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a253b20808eaf43b50d742/Teacher_Appraisal_-_guidance_for_schools_July_2024.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a253b20808eaf43b50d742/Teacher_Appraisal_-_guidance_for_schools_July_2024.pdf

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