The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations 2022

School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011

8.—(1) The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.

(2) These amendments take effect in respect of pupils who—

(a) from 1 September 2022 are—

(i) in a reception year at a maintained school;

(ii) in years 1 to 6 at a maintained school;

(iii) in year 7 at a maintained school where the head teacher and governing body have adopted a relevant curriculum under Part 2 of the 2021 Act;

(b) from 1 September 2023 are—

(i) in year 7;

(ii) in year 8;

(c) from 1 September 2024 are in year 9 at a maintained school;

(d) from 1 September 2025 are in year 10 at a maintained school;

(e) from 1 September 2026 are in year 11 at a maintained school.

(3) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) omit the definition of “foundation phase”,

(b) omit the definition of “key stage”,

(c) in the definition of “language category”, for the words from “Defining schools” to “Circular 023/2007” substitute “Guidance on school categories according to Welsh-medium provision” first published by the Welsh Ministers on 16 December 2021”,

(d) omit the definition of “statutory assessments”, and

(e) at the appropriate place insert—

““Curriculum for Wales” (“Cwricwlwm i Gymru”) means a curriculum implemented in accordance with the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021(2);”.

(4) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 8, for “National Curriculum in Welsh under sections 112, 113 or 114 of the 2002 Act” substitute “mandatory element of Welsh, as set out in section 3(2) of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021, under sections 41, 42 and 48 of that Act”.

(5) In Schedule 3—

(a) omit paragraph 12,

(b) omit paragraph 13,

(c) for paragraph 16 substitute—

“16.   A summary of the adopted curriculum as required under section 11(1)(b) of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.”,

(d) in paragraph 17—

(i) for “section 71” substitute “regulations made under section 71(7A)”, and

(ii) omit “or education”,

(e) in paragraph 26(1)(a), for “key stage” substitute “age group”, and

(f) in paragraph 26(2), for “National Curriculum in Welsh under section 112, 113 or 114 of the 2002 Act” substitute “mandatory element of Welsh, as set out in section 3(2) of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021, under sections 41, 42 and 48 of that Act”.

(1)

S.I. 2011/1944 (W. 211), amended by S.I. 2013/1944 (W. 53); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

Part 2 of the 2021 Act makes provision for the design, adoption and implementation of a curriculum for maintained schools, maintained nursery schools and funded non-maintained nursery education providers in Wales. See also Part 3 of Chapter 4 of that Act for provision as to a curriculum for the exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere.