The Transition from Primary to Secondary School (Wales) Regulations 2006

Form, content and publication of Transition Plans

5.—(1) A single Transition Plan is to be drawn up in respect of a secondary school and its feeder primary schools, but it may contain provision for any one or more feeder primary schools which is different from the provision for the other feeder primary school or schools.

(2) Transition Plans must be in writing.

(3) Each plan must briefly explain the effect of section 198 of the 2002 Act (and, in particular, the purpose of a Transition Plan).

(4) Each plan must state that it was jointly drawn up by the governing body of the secondary school concerned and the governing bodies of its feeder primary schools, and must state the names of all the schools.

(5) Each plan must indicate the first pupil cohort to which it applies by reference to the school year at the beginning of which those first pupils moved up to Year 6 in their primary school.

(6) Each plan must be published and must state the date on which it was published.

(7) Transition Plans must (as a minimum) deal with the matters specified in the Schedule.

(8) In this regulation, references to a plan include references to a revised plan.