PART 2Consequential Amendments

The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 200710

1

The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 200712 (“the 2007 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3, insert in the appropriate places—

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

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

  • “relevant curriculum” (“cwricwlwm perthnasol”) has the meaning given to it in section 56(5) of the 2021 Act;

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

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

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

3

The amendment in paragraph (4) comes into force—

a

from 1 September 2022 in respect of—

i

pupils in the nursery year to year 6 at a maintained school;

ii

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

b

from 1 September 2023 in respect of pupils in years 7 and 8 at a maintained school;

c

from 1 September 2024 in respect of pupils in year 9 at a maintained school.

4

In paragraph (5) of regulation 5—

a

the text of sub-paragraph (a) becomes sub-paragraph (a)(i), and

b

after that sub-paragraph insert—

ii

any assessment of pupils in the nursery year to year 9 inclusive made under section 56 of the 2021 Act in relation to a relevant curriculum;

5

The amendment in paragraph (6) comes into force—

a

from 1 September 2022 in respect of—

i

pupils in the nursery year to year 6 at a maintained school;

ii

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

b

from 1 September 2023 in respect of pupils in years 7 and 8 at a maintained school;

c

from 1 September 2024 in respect of pupils in year 9 at a maintained school;

d

from 1 September 2025 in respect of pupils in year 10 at a maintained school.

6

In Schedule 2, for paragraph 1(j) substitute—

for pupils in nursery year to year 11, the year group in which the pupil is taught;

7

On 1 September 2024—

a

in regulation 3—

i

omit the definition of “foundation phase”, and

ii

for the definition of “key stage” substitute—

  • “key stage” (“cyfnod allweddol”) means any of the periods set out in paragraphs (c) to (d) of section 103(1) of the 2002 Act and a reference to the third key stage is a reference to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 103(1) of the 2002 Act;

b

in regulation 5(5)(a)(i), omit the words “foundation phase, second or”.

8

On 1 September 2026—

a

in regulation 3, omit the definitions of “the 2002 Act” and “key stage”,

b

for regulation 5(5)(a) substitute—

  • any assessment of pupils in the nursery year to year 9 inclusive made under section 56 of the 2021 Act in relation to a relevant curriculum;

c

in Schedule 2, for paragraph 1(j) substitute the following—

for pupils in nursery year to year 11, the year group in which the pupil is taught;

9

In this regulation “maintained school” means a “school” as defined in regulation 3 of the 2007 Regulations.