SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Amendments of Part 5 of Education Act 1997

I15The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales

1

Section 29 of the Education Act 1997 (functions of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales in relation to curriculum and assessment) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for the words from “with respect to” to the end there is substituted

with respect to—

a

pupils at maintained schools in Wales who have not ceased to be of compulsory school age,

b

pupils at maintained nursery schools in Wales, and

c

children for whom funded nursery education is provided in Wales otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “such schools” there is substituted “ maintained schools or maintained nursery schools ”, and

b

paragraph (f) and the word “and” immediately preceding it are omitted.

4

After subsection (2) there is inserted—

2A

In subsection (2) references to the curriculum for a maintained nursery school include references to the curriculum for any funded nursery education provided as mentioned in subsection (1)(c); and references to assessment in schools include references to assessment in funded nursery education.

5

Subsections (3) and (4) are omitted.

6

At the end of subsection (5) there is inserted “ ; and “funded nursery education” has the meaning given by section 98 of the Education Act 2002; ”.