97 Interpretation of Part 7E+W
In this Part—
“assess” includes examine and test, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“assessment arrangements” means—
(a)in relation to the foundation stage, the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of that stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the desirable outcomes; and
(b)in relation to a key stage, the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of that stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that stage;
“attainment targets”, in relation to a key stage, means the knowledge, skills and understanding which pupils of different abilities and maturities are expected to have by the end of that stage;
[F1“course of study” means a course of education or training which leads to a qualification or set of qualifications approved under section 99 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 for the purposes of section 96 of that Act;]
“desirable outcomes”, in relation to the foundation stage, has the meaning given by section 104;
“the foundation stage” has the meaning given by section 102;
“key stage”, or references to a particular key stage, shall be construed in accordance with section 103;
[F2“local curriculum” and “local curricula” are to be construed in accordance with section 116A and, in relation to a pupil's school, “local curriculum” means–
(a)where the [F3local authority] by which the school is maintained has formed a single local curriculum under section 116A, that local curriculum; or
(b)where the [F3local authority] by which the school is maintained has formed more than one local curriculum under section 116A, the local curriculum in respect of which the school is designated under section 116C(2);]
“maintained school” means—
“maintained nursery school” means a nursery school which is maintained by a [F3local authority] in Wales and is not a special school;
[F4“maintained secondary school”, in sections 116A to 116K, means a maintained school which is a secondary school unless it is a community or foundation special school which is maintained by a [F3local authority] in Wales;]
“programmes of study”, in relation to a key stage, means matters, skills and processes which are required to be taught to pupils of different abilities and maturities by the end of that stage;
“pupil” includes a child for whom funded nursery education is provided;
[F5“regulations” means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;]
[F5“school”, in sections 116E to 116H, in relation to a pupil, means the maintained secondary school of which he or she was a registered pupil when he or she made an election under section 116D(1);]
“school year”, in relation to a school, means the period beginning with the first school term to begin after July and ending with the beginning of the first school term to begin after the following July; and has a corresponding meaning in relation to the provision of funded nursery education otherwise than at a school.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 97 inserted (7.12.2009) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), ss. 1(2), 49(2); S.I. 2009/3174, art. 2(1)(a)
F2Words in s. 97 inserted (7.12.2009) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), ss. 1(3), 49(2); S.I. 2009/3174, art. 2(1)(a)
F3Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)
F4Words in s. 97 inserted (7.12.2009) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), ss. 1(4), 49(2); S.I. 2009/3174, art. 2(1)(a)
F5Words in s. 97 inserted (7.12.2009) by Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1), ss. 1(5), 49(2); S.I. 2009/3174, art. 2(1)(a)