PART 1Introductory
Interpretation
1. In this Schedule—
“GCSE” (“TGAU”) means a General Certificate of Secondary Education;
“key stage” (“cyfnod allweddol”) is to be construed in accordance with section 103 of the 2002 Act;
“level 4” (“lefel 4”) and “level 5” (“lefel 5”) means levels 4 and 5 respectively of the National Curriculum for Wales level scale as determined by teacher assessment;
“NQF” (“NQF”) means the National Qualifications Framework comprising qualifications accredited jointly by the National Assembly exercising functions formerly vested in the Qualification, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales and the corresponding regulatory authorities for England and Northern Ireland(1), and “level” (“lefel”) (except in relation to “level 4” and “5”, which are defined above) means the level to which a qualification is accredited within the NQF;
“school year” (“blwyddyn ysgol”) means the period of one year beginning on 1 September;
“second key stage pupils” (“disgyblion yr ail gyfnod allweddol”), “third key stage pupils” (“disgyblion y trydydd cyfnod allweddol”), and “fourth key stage pupils” (“disgyblion y pedwerydd cyfnod allweddol”) mean pupils who are in the second, third and fourth key stages respectively;
“special educational needs” (“anghenion addysgol arbennig”) has the meaning given to it by section 312(1) of the 1996 Act; and
“statement of special educational needs” (“datganiad o anghenion addysgol arbennig”) has the meaning given to it by section 324 of the 1996 Act(2).
For the Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly see the Qualification, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition Order 2005, S.I. 2005/3239 (W.244). The corresponding regulatory authorities are the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (England) and the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (Northern Ireland). Qualifications are listed by category and level. The framework may be accessed on www.qca.org.uk.
Section 324 has been amended by section 9 of the Special Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10), and section 140 and Schedule 30 to the 1998 Act, and section 215 and Schedule 21 to the 2002 Act.