The Education (Amendments Relating to the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Amendment to the Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006

4.—(1) The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 6, for paragraph (1)(b), substitute—

“(b) in all other cases at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.”.

(3) In paragraph (c) of regulation 8 omit “at least three weeks in advance”.

(4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 10 for “forty five” substitute “20”.

(5) For regulation 14 substitute—

“14.    Intervals for inspection

Where the governing body of a voluntary or foundation school are required by section 50(1) to secure that denominational education given to any pupil and the content of the school’s collective worship are inspected they must secure that the inspection takes place—

(a) in the case of a school which had no previous inspection, within six years of the date on which pupils were first admitted to the school; and

(b) in all other cases, at least once within a six year period beginning on 1 September 2014 and ending on 31 August 2020 and at least once within every subsequent six year period beginning on the expiry of the previous six year period.”.

(6) In paragraph (4) of regulation 16 for “forty five” substitute “20”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/1714 (W. 176) as amended by the Education (Amendments Relating to the Intervals for the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1436 (W. 127)).