The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Reports and Action Plans

16.—(1) In this regulation, references to paragraphs and sub-paragraphs (without more) are to paragraphs and sub-paragraphs of Schedule 6.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(1), there is prescribed, as the period within which an inspection must be carried out, the period of two weeks from the date on which the inspection began.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 2(2), there is prescribed, as the period within which the inspector must prepare a report in writing of the inspection and a summary of the report, the period of 35 working days from the date on which the inspection was completed.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph 3(1), there is prescribed, as the period within which the governing body must prepare an action plan, the period of forty five working days from the date on which the inspector reported to them.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph 3(2), there is prescribed, as the period within which the governing body must send copies of the action plan to the persons referred to in that sub-paragraph, five working days from the date on which they completed the preparation of the action plan.

(6) For the purposes of that sub-paragraph, there are prescribed, as persons to whom copies of the action plan must be sent in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (7) of this regulation (in addition to the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph 3(2)), all persons who are either persons employed as teachers at the school or persons (other than pupils) who, although not so employed, participate in the school’s collective worship (“relevant persons”).

(7) The circumstances are that the relevant persons have requested copies of the action plan.