2013 No. 437 (W.53)
The National Curriculum (Amendments relating to Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Regulations 2013
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force in accordance with section 1(1)
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers in sections 29, 408, 537, 537A(1) and (2) and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1991), and in sections 30(1) and (2) and 210 of the Education Act 20022 and now vested in them3 and after consulting with those persons with whom consultation appeared to the Welsh Ministers to be desirable pursuant to section 408(5) of the Education Act 1996 make the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and applicationI31
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The title of these Regulations is the National Curriculum (Amendments relating to Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Regulations 2013 and they come into force on 1 May 2013 except for regulation 3(5) which comes into force on 1 September 2013.
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These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011F12
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Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011I1I23
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The Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 20115 is amended as follows.
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In regulation 3, omit paragraph (3)(a).
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In regulation 4, after paragraph (3) insert—
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Where a pupil is in the final year of the foundation phase the report must contain the information in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule.
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In the Schedule, after paragraph 6 insert—
Part 4AAssessment of pupils in the foundation phase and the second and third key stages in reading and numeracy
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The results of any assessment carried out in accordance with the assessment arrangements specified by the Welsh Ministers in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for Reading and Numeracy) (Wales) Order 2013.
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In the Schedule, after paragraph 6 insert—
Part 4BProgress of pupils in the foundation phase and the second and third key stages in reading and numeracy
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A brief summary of the pupils progress against the additional educational programmes and additional programmes of study given legal effect to by the National Curriculum (Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2013.
School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011I44
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The School Information (Wales) Regulations 20116 are amended as follows.
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In regulation 2—
a
after the definition of “language category” insert—
“literacy and numeracy comparative report” (“adroddiad cymharol ar lythrennedd a rhifedd”) means a report provided to the school by the Welsh Ministers of a school’s performance in the statutory assessments containing a comparison of that school’s performance in respect of those tests in relation to other schools;
b
after the definition of “school prospectus” insert—
“statutory assessments” (“asesiadau statudol”) means the assessment arrangements specified by the Welsh Ministers in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for Reading and Numeracy) (Wales) Order 2013;
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In regulation 5(1) for “before 1 October” substitute “no later than 1 October”.
4
In Schedule 3, after paragraph 30 insert—
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The most recent literacy and numeracy comparative report
School Performance Information (Wales) Regulations 2011F25
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(This note is not part of the Regulations)