PART 4

PLANNING WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING WELSH

General

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