2018 No. 766 (W. 153)
The Education (Amendments Relating to Teacher Assessment Information) (Wales) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers in sections 29(3) and (5) F1, 408(1) F2, 537(1) F3, 537A(1), (2) and (4) F4, and 569(4) and (5) F5 of the Education Act 1996, and in sections 19 and 54(3) and (4) of the Education Act 1997 F6, and in sections 21(3), 30(1) and (2), 131 F7 and 210 of the Education Act 2002 F8, and in sections 22(3) and (4) and 32 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011 F9, and in sections 87 and 98 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 F10 and exercisable by them F11, make the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 408(5) of the Education Act 1996 the Welsh Ministers have consulted with those persons with whom consultation appeared to the Welsh Ministers to be desirable.
In accordance with section 131(7) of the Education Act 2002 the Welsh Ministers have consulted with such associations of local authorities in Wales, local authorities in Wales, bodies representing the interests of governing bodies in Wales and bodies representing the interests of teachers in Wales as appeared to them appropriate.
Section 408(1) was amended by paragraph 30(a) of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), paragraph 106(a) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, paragraph 46(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), paragraphs 9, 11(1) and (2) of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 8 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), paragraph 1(1) and (2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 537(1) of the Education Act 1996 was substituted by paragraph 152(a) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and amended by paragraph 9(1) and (15) of Schedule 13 to the Education Act 2011, and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 537A of the Education Act 1996 was inserted by section 20 of the Education Act 1997, substituted by paragraph 153 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 569(4) was amended by section 8(1) and (5) of the Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 7).
1997 c. 44. Section 19 was amended by paragraph 213 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and by section 66(1) and (2) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).
Section 131 was amended so as to apply to England only by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5) (“the 2014 Act”). Section 131 was re-enacted with some changes in Wales in section 23 of the 2014 Act. The amendments made by the 2014 Act are not yet in force.
2002 c. 32. Section 21(3) was amended by S.I. 2010/1158. Section 30 was amended by section 103(1)(a) and (c) of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
The functions in the sections in the Education Act 1996 and the Education Act 1997 were conferred on the Secretary of State and 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 under paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). The functions in the sections in the Education Act 2002 were conferred on the National Assembly for Wales and were transferred to the Welsh Ministers under paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Title, commencement and application1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Education (Amendments Relating to Teacher Assessment Information) (Wales) Regulations 2018.
2
These Regulations come into force on 31 July 2018.
3
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 20072
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 2007 F12 are amended as follows—
a
in regulation 5(2)—
i
omit sub-paragraph (c); and
ii
in sub-paragraph (e) for “the Skills Funding Agency” substitute “
the Education and Skills Funding Agency F13
”
; and
b
for paragraph 1 in Part 2 of Schedule 2 substitute—
1
1
The following information—
a
whether the pupil is or was studying towards a Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification; and
b
the title of each learning activity the pupil is or was studying.
2
This paragraph applies to each person who—
a
is a pupil in the school's sixth form during the school year in which the request for the information was made;
b
was a pupil in the school's sixth form at any previous time during the school year in which the request for the information was made; or
c
was a pupil in the school's sixth form in the year immediately preceding the school year in which the request for the information was made.
School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 20113
The School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 F14 are amended as follows—
a
in regulation 2 omit the definition of “literacy and numeracy comparative report”;
b
in regulation 5(2)(a) omit “5,”; and
c
in Schedule 2 omit paragraphs 5 and 5A.
Head Teacher's Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 20114
Regulation 3 of the Head Teacher's Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011 F15 are amended as follows—
a
for paragraph (4) substitute—
4
In the case of pupils in the fourth key stage there must be included in the report the most recent “Summary of Secondary School Performance” document published by the Welsh Ministers from time to time in relation to the school on DEWi.
b
in paragraph (5) for “paragraphs (3) and (4)” substitute “
paragraph (3)
”
; and
c
in paragraph (8)(b) for “1 and 2(4)” substitute “
1, 2(4), 3(4) and 8(1) and (2)
”
.
School Information (Wales) Regulations 20115
The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 F16 are amended as follows—
a
in regulation 2(1) omit the definition of “literacy and numeracy comparative report”; and
b
in Schedule 3 omit paragraphs 27 and 31.
School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) Regulations 2011F226
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School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 20117
1
The School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2011 F17 are amended as follows.
2
In the following regulations for “development” substitute “
professional learning
”
a
regulation 5(7);
b
regulation 15(1)(c);
c
regulation 17(5);
d
regulation 29(1)(c);
e
regulation 31(4); and
f
regulation 44(4).
3
In the following regulations for “development” substitute “
learning
”
a
regulation 12(7)(b);
b
regulation 26(7)(b);
c
regulation 39(7)(b); and
d
regulation 42(1)(c).
4
In the following regulations for “developmental” substitute “
professional learning
”
a
regulation 15(4);
b
regulation 29(4); and
c
regulation 42(4).
Government of Maintained Schools (Training Requirements for Governors) (Wales) Regulations 20138
1
In regulation 2(1) of the Government of Maintained Schools (Training Requirements for Governors) (Wales) Regulations 2013
F18 (“the 2013 Regulations”) in the definition of “the school performance data training” for “January 2016 and called “Training for school governors
in Wales on understanding school data”” substitute “
June 2018 and called “Training for school governors in Wales on understanding school data F19”
”
.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to a governor who, before the coming into force of these Regulations, completed the school performance data training required by the 2013 Regulations.
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans and Assessing Demand for Welsh Medium Education (Wales) Regulations 20139
For regulation 8 of the Welsh in Education Strategic Plans and Assessing Demand for Welsh Medium Education (Wales) Regulations 2013 F20 substitute—
8
1
Subject to paragraph (2) the local authority must publish the plan (or revised plan) by—
a
placing it on the local authority's website; and
b
making copies of the plan available for inspection by members of the public at—
i
the local authority's office; and
ii
any other place it considers appropriate.
2
A local authority must not publish the supporting information set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 3.
Education (School Development Plans) (Wales) Regulations 201410
The Education (School Development Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2014 F21 are amended as follows—
a
in regulation 2(1) in the definition of “school comparative information” omit “teacher assessments,”; and
b
in the Schedule, in paragraph 3 and in the heading for “development” substitute “
learning
”
.
1996 c. 56. Section 29(3) was amended by Schedule 30 and paragraph 67 of Schedule 31 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31). The heading of section 29 and subsections (1), (3) and (5) were amended by S.I. 2010/1158.