Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (Wales) Regulations 201713

1

The Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (Wales) Regulations 201718 are amended as follows.

2

These amendments take effect in respect of pupils who—

a

from 1 September 2022 are—

i

receiving nursery education at a maintained school or a maintained nursery school;

ii

in a reception year at a maintained school;

iii

in years 1 to 6 at a maintained school;

iv

in year 7 at a maintained school where the head teacher and governing body have adopted a relevant curriculum under Part 2 of the 2021 Act;

b

from 1 September 2023 are—

i

in year 7;

ii

in year 8;

c

from 1 September 2024 are in year 9 at a maintained school;

d

from 1 September 2025 are in year 10 at a maintained school;

e

from 1 September 2026 are in year 11 at a maintained school.

3

In regulation 2(1)—

a

for the definition of “areas of learning” substitute—

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

b

omit the definition of “foundation phase”,

c

omit the definition of “key stage”,

d

omit the definition of “subjects”, and

e

at the appropriate places insert—

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

  • “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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • “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.

4

In the Schedule—

a

in paragraph 8—

i

in sub-paragraph (a), for “or subjects” substitute “and experience”,

ii

in sub-paragraph (b), for “the foundation phase” substitute “pupils receiving nursery education or pupils in their reception year, year 1 or year 2”,

iii

in sub-paragraph (c), for “the key stages and if so which key stages” substitute “pupils in years 3 to 11, and if so, which of those years”,

iv

for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

d

whether P teaches areas of learning and experience through the medium of Welsh, other than the mandatory element of Welsh;

v

omit sub-paragraph (e),

b

in paragraph 11(c), omit “national curriculum school”, and

c

in paragraph 14—

i

in sub-paragraph (e), after “areas of learning” insert “and experience”,

ii

omit sub-paragraph (f),

iii

in sub-paragraph (g), for “the key stages” substitute “which year groups”, and

iv

omit sub-paragraph (h).