2019 No. 993 (W. 174)
The School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The functions of the Secretary of State in sections 19 and 54 of the Education Act 1997 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and then to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales in the Education Act 2002 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11, to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Title and commencementI21
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The title of these Regulations is the School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1 September 2019.
InterpretationI42
In these Regulations, “the 2011 Regulations” means the School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) Regulations 2011 M4.
TransitionalI13
In regulation 5(3) of the 2011 Regulations—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), the words “, being the reviewed targets set in the previous school year” are to be treated as if they were omitted for the school year M5 2019 to 2020; and
b
in sub-paragraph (b), the words “, being the provisional targets set in the previous school year but revised if the governing body deem it necessary to do so” are to be treated as if they were omitted for the school year 2019 to 2020.
AmendmentI34
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The 2011 Regulations are amended as follows.
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In regulation 2—
a
in paragraph (1), omit the definitions of “GCSE”, “GCSE examination”, “level 1 threshold”, “level 2 threshold”, “NQF” and “NQF level”; and
b
omit paragraph (2).
3
In regulation 5—
a
for paragraph (4) substitute—
4
The six achievements set by the governing body based on its evaluation of the performance of pupils at the school in relation to the previous school year.
b
omit paragraph (5).
4
In regulation 8, for paragraph (3) substitute—
3
In this regulation, “pupils' attainment results” means the percentage who achieve the six achievements set by the governing body in accordance with regulation 5(4).
1997 c. 44. Section 19 has been repealed in relation to England by section 66(1) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). Subsection (3) of section 19 was substituted by section 140(1) of, and paragraph 213 of Schedule 30 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).