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School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013
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8(1)This paragraph applies to—
(a)secondary schools,
(b)special schools but only in relation to the provision of secondary education to pupils at the schools, and
(c)middle schools but only in relation to the provision of secondary education to pupils at the schools.
(2)An alteration comes within this paragraph if the teaching of pupils in a year group at a school falls within a description in an entry in column 1 of table 2 below, and it is proposed to alter the teaching of pupils in that year group so that it falls within the description in the corresponding entry in column 2.
(3)In this paragraph a “relevant subject” is any subject other than English and Welsh which is taught at the school to pupils in the year group concerned.
TABLE 2
| 1 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Five or more relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any pupils | A decrease by four or more of the relevant subjects taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any pupils |
| Five or more relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any pupils | A decrease by four or more of the relevant subjects taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any pupils |
| Every relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to all pupils | Three or more relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any pupils |
| Every relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to all pupils | Three or more relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any pupils |
| One or more relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any pupils | No relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any pupils |
| One or more relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any pupils | No relevant subject is taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any pupils |
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