Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025

Prospective

37 Interpretation E+W

In this Part—

(a) “Welsh language education” means—

(i) teaching Welsh, and

(ii) education and training through the medium of Welsh,

in a school, during school sessions, to pupils of compulsory school age;

(b) references to a “school‍” are to a maintained school that has pupils of compulsory school age;

(c) “nursery education” means full-time or part-time education suitable for children who have not attained compulsory school age (whether provided at schools or elsewhere);

(d) “childcare” means any form of supervised care or activity for a child, other than—

(i) care provided for a child by a parent, relative or foster parent of the child,

(ii) education (or any other supervised activity) provided by a school during school hours for a registered pupil, or

(iii) any form of health care for a child;

(e) references to “Primarily Welsh Language”, “Dual Language” and “Primarily English Language, partly Welsh” language categories are to be read in accordance with Part 3;

(f) an “education practitioner” means—

(i) a school teacher within the meaning given by section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), and

(ii) a school learning support worker within the meaning given by Schedule 2 to the Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5);

(g) “foundation governor”, in relation to a foundation school or a voluntary school, means a person appointed as a foundation governor in accordance with regulations under section 19 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(4)(5)