The Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) The Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2003(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3, omit the definitions of “foundation stage” and “key stage”.

(3) In regulation 4, omit paragraph (7).

(4) For regulation 5, substitute—

“5.— (1) This paragraph applies to any school session falling within the school years 2019—2020, 2020—2021 and 2021—2022 which is devoted (wholly or mainly) to the—

(a) provision of training (including training attended by both teaching and non-teaching staff and training conducted jointly with other schools), or

(b) preparation and planning for teachers in maintained schools,

in relation to the curriculum to be taught at the school as a result of the prospective changes to the curriculum for Wales.

(2) Paragraph (1) is to have effect in relation to no more than two school sessions in the third term of each school year.

(3) Where paragraph (1) applies, that session is to be regarded for the purposes of regulation 4 as a session on which the school has met.”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/3231 (W.311), as amended by S.I. 2006/1262 (W.119), S.I. 2008/1739 (W.171), S.I. 2011/149 (W.33) and S.I. 2012/248 (W.41).