Education Act 2002

97 Interpretation of Part 7E+W

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In this Part—

  • “assess” includes examine and test, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

  • “assessment arrangements” means—

    (a)

    in relation to the foundation [F1phase] , the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of that [F1phase] for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the desirable outcomes; and

    (b)

    in relation to a key [F1phase] , the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of that [F1phase] for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that [F1phase] ;

  • “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;

  • [F2“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 [F3foundation phase] , has the meaning given by section 104;

  • “the foundation [F4phase] ” has the meaning given by section 102;

  • “key stage”, or references to a particular key stage, shall be construed in accordance with section 103;

  • [F5“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 [F6local authority] by which the school is maintained has formed a single local curriculum under section 116A, that local curriculum; or

    (b)

    where the [F6local 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—

    (a)

    any community, foundation or voluntary school maintained by a [F6local authority] in Wales, or

    (b)

    except where otherwise stated, any community or foundation special school which is maintained by a [F6local authority] in Wales and is not established in a hospital;

  • “maintained nursery school” means a nursery school which is maintained by a [F6local authority] in Wales and is not a special school;

  • [F7“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 [F6local 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;

  • [F8“regulations” means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;]

  • [F8“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.

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