In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 19962;

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 20023;

• “the 2005 Act” (“Deddf 2005”) means the Education Act 2005;

• “the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Education (Wales) Act 20144;

• F5“the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;

• “the administrator of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme” (“gweinyddwr y Cynllun Pensiwn Athrawon”) means the person exercising, in pursuance of Article 3 of the Contracting Out (Administration of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme) Order 20035, the functions set out in that Order;

• F1“areas of learning and experience” (“meysydd dysgu a phrofiad”) has the meaning given to it in section 3(1) of the 2021 Act;

• “census date” (“dyddiad y cyfrifiad”) means the date specified in a request for information made under these Regulations;

• “census period” (“cyfnod y cyfrifiad”) means the period specified in a request for information made under these Regulations;

• “the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the Education Workforce Council continued in existence by section 2 of the 2014 Act;

• “the Document” (“y Ddogfen”) means a document by reference to which provision for the remuneration and other conditions of employment of school teachers is made in an order made by the Secretary of State under section 122 of the 2002 Act;

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• F5“funded non-maintained nursery education” (“addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(1)(a) of the 2021 Act;

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• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority that maintains the school;

• F5“maintained nursery school” (“ysgol feithrin a gynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 79(1)(b) of the 2021 Act;

• F5“maintained school” (“ysgol a gynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 79(1)(a) of the 2021 Act;

• F5“nursery education” (“addysg feithrin”) means education provided to pupils below compulsory school age in a maintained school or a maintained nursery school;

• “PLASC census” (“cyfrifiad CYBLD”) means the pupil level annual school census completed by local authorities in respect of schools in their area and submitted to the Welsh Ministers on an annual basis pursuant to section 29 of the 1996 Act;

• F5“pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given to it in section 3 of the 1996 Act;

• “qualified teacher” (“athro cymwysedig neu athrawes gymwysedig”) means a teacher who is qualified in accordance with section 132 of the 2002 Act;

• F5“reception year” (“blwyddyn derbyn”) means a year group in which the majority of the pupils in the class attain the age of 5;

• “registered person” (“person cofrestredig”) means a person registered in the register kept by the Council under section 9 of the 2014 Act;

• “school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) has the meaning given to it in Table 1 in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act;

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• “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19717 or other public holiday.

• F5“year 1” (“blwyddyn 1”) means a year group in which the majority of the pupils attain the age of 6;

• F5“year 2” (“blwyddyn 2”) means a year group in which the majority of the pupils attain the age of 7;

• F5“year 3” (“blwyddyn 3”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 8;

• F5“year 4” (“blwyddyn 4”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 9;

• F5“year 5” (“blwyddyn 5”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 10;

• F5“year 6” (“blwyddyn 6”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 11;

• F5“year 7” (“blwyddyn 7”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 12;

• F5“year 8” (“blwyddyn 8”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 13;

• F5“year 9” (“blwyddyn 9”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 14;

• F5“year 10” (“blwyddyn 10”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 15;

• F5“year 11” (“blwyddyn 11”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 16;

• F5“year group” (“grŵp blwyddyn”) means a group of pupils at a school the majority of whom will, in a particular school year, attain the same age.