The School Organisation Proposals by the National Council for Education and Training for Wales Regulations 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under Schedule 7 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 the National Council for Education and Training for Wales (“the Council”) may publish proposals for the alteration of a maintained school so that it no longer provides sixth form education, or for the discontinuance of a maintained school which is a 16—19 institution if, broadly speaking, two successive reports state that the sixth form is inadequate or that a 16—19 institution requires special measures or has significant weaknesses.

The Schedule lays down procedures for the exercise of these powers by the Council. In particular, the Council must publish proposals which require the approval of the National Assembly. The framework for these procedures is laid down in the Schedule, but much of the detail is to be prescribed in Regulations made by the National Assembly. These Regulations prescribe those details.

Regulation 2 defines terms used in the Regulations.

Regulation 3 with Schedule 1 prescribes the information which must be contained in published proposals.

Regulation 4 prescribes the manner in which proposals must be published.

Regulation 5 with Schedule 2 prescribes additional information which must be sent to the National Assembly with the published proposals.

Regulation 6 prescribes other bodies to whom a copy of the proposals must be sent in the case of special schools.

Regulation 7 provides for the time limits for objections to proposals.

Regulation 8 prescribes events which can be specified in the case of a conditional approval of proposals.

Regulation 9 requires the National Assembly to provide information about its decisions to the persons specified in that Regulation.

Regulation 10 with Schedule 3 makes provision for proposals by the Council that previous proposals which the National Assembly has approved should not be implemented.

Regulation 11 makes special provision for implementation of proposals where a school changes category from being a community or community special school.