Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education Development Plans (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and come into force on 31 March 2005.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(3) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Education Development Plans (Wales) Regulations 2002(1) and a reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation in the Principal Regulations bearing that number.
Amendment of the Principal Regulations
2. In Regulation 3(1) —
(a)in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of definition of “to achieve the Core Subject Indicator” substitute for “NC tests” the words “teacher assessments”;
(b)in definition of “level 4” and “level 5” substitute for “NC tests” the words “teacher assessment”; and
(c)insert after the definition of “supplementary plan” the following —
““teacher assessment” means the assessments of pupils carried out by teachers for the purpose of determining the level of attainment they have achieved in English, Welsh, science or mathematics, and for which assessments provision is made by or under orders made under section 108(3)(c) of the Education Act 2002 in force when the assessments are carried out;”
3. In Regulation 4 —
(a)omit paragraph (2);
(b)after paragraph (4) insert:
“(5) For the school year 2005-06, a third supplementary plan must relate to a period —
(a)in respect only of the setting of targets specified in regulation 30, the school years 2005-06 and 2006-07;
(b)in all other respects, the school year 2005-06”.
4. In Regulation 11, add after paragraph (2) the following —
“(3) Where targets have been set under paragraph (1) by reference to achievements in NC tests those targets are to be read as though the references to achievements in NC tests were references to achievements in teacher assessments”.
5. In Regulation 12 —
(a)in paragraph (1) substitute for “NC tests to be administered to” the words “teacher assessments to be carried out of”;
(b)in paragraph (2) in each of the sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute for “tests” the word “assessments”.
6. In Regulation 13 —
(a)in paragraph (1) substitute for “NC tests to be administered to” the words “teacher assessments to be carried out of”; and
(b)in paragraph (2) in each of the sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute for “tests” the word “assessments”.
7. In Regulation 30 after paragraph 1(b) insert:
“(c)in the third supplementary plan, targets for the school years 2005-06 and 2006-07”.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(2)
John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
2 March 2005