2014 No. 1212 (W. 128)
The Education (Amendments Relating to the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 122(1) and 138(7) and (8) of, and paragraph 6B(1)(a) of Schedule 26 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 19981, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 77(2) and (9), 80(4), 150 and 152 of the Learning and Skills Act 20002, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly of Wales by sections 28(1) and (8), 39(2)(a), 42(2)(a), 50(4) and (8), 55(4), 56(3), 57(9) and (10) and 120(2) of, and paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 2(1) and 3(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Education Act 20053, and now vested in them make the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and application1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Education (Amendments Relating to the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2014 and they come into force on 1 September 2014.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment to the Education (Inspection of Nursery Education) (Wales) Regulations 19992
In the Education (Inspection of Nursery Education) (Wales) Regulations 19994 in regulation 4, for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—
b
in all other cases at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.
Amendment to the Inspection of Education and Training (Wales) Regulations 20013
1
The Inspection of Education and Training (Wales) Regulations 20015 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2, for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—
b
in all other cases at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.
3
In regulation 4 for “50” substitute “20”.
Amendment to the Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 20064
1
The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 20066 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 6, for paragraph (1)(b), substitute—
b
in all other cases at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.
3
In paragraph (c) of regulation 8 omit “at least three weeks in advance”.
4
In paragraph (1) of regulation 10 for “forty five” substitute “20”.
5
For regulation 14 substitute—
14Intervals for inspection
Where the governing body of a voluntary or foundation school are required by section 50(1) to secure that denominational education given to any pupil and the content of the school’s collective worship are inspected they must secure that the inspection takes place—
a
in the case of a school which had no previous inspection, within six years of the date on which pupils were first admitted to the school; and
b
in all other cases, at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.
6
In paragraph (4) of regulation 16 for “forty five” substitute “20”.
Amendments to the Inspection of the Careers and Related Services (Wales) Regulations 20065
1
The Inspection of the Careers and Related Services (Wales) Regulations 20067 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 4 for paragraph (1), substitute—
1
Save where regulation 3 applies, the Chief Inspector must inspect each service provider under section 55 of the 2005 Act and each relevant provider under section 56 of the 2005 Act at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.
3
In regulation 7 for “fifty” substitute “20”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)