PART 1INTERPRETATION
1.—(1) In this Schedule–
“the current school year” means the school year in which the proposals are published;
“GCE ‘A’ level examinations” and “GCE ‘AS’ examinations” means General Certificate of Education advanced level examinations and General Certificate of Education advanced supplementary examinations respectively;
“GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education;
“GNVQ” means General National Vocational Qualification;
“nursery education” means education provided for children who are below compulsory school age;
“NVQ” means National Vocational Qualification;
“sixth form education” means full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age.
(2) Any reference in this Schedule to the relevant radius is–
(a)where the school or proposed school the subject of the proposals is, or is to be, a primary school, a radius of 3.218688 kilometres (two miles); and
(b)where the school or proposed school the subject of the proposals is, or is to be, a secondary school, a radius of 4.828032 kilometres (three miles).
(3) Any reference in this Schedule to proposals being approved includes, where appropriate, the local education authority determining to implement the proposals under paragraph 4 of Schedule 6.