Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm1)

PART 3 Services related to education, training and skills

Learning Pathways

44 Learning pathways: interpretation

In this section and section 43—

• “institution” (“sefydliad”) means an institution within the further education sector in Wales, and, in relation to a relevant student, means the institution whose governing body is responsible for providing, or arranging for the provision of, all or the majority of his or her education;

• “institution within the further education sector” (“sefydliad yn y sector addysg bellach”) has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

• “maintained school” (“ysgol a gynhelir”) means—

  (a)

  any community, foundation or voluntary school maintained by a local education authority in Wales, or

  (b)

  any community or foundation special school which is maintained by a local education authority in Wales and is not established in a hospital,

  and, in relation to a relevant pupil, means the maintained school of which he or she is a registered pupil;

• “principal” (“pennaeth sefydliad”) means the principal or other head of an institution;

• “registered pupil” (“disgybl cofrestredig”) has the same meaning as in section 434 of the Education Act 1996;

• “relevant pupil” (“disgybl perthnasol”) means a registered pupil of a maintained school; and

• “relevant student” (“myfyriwr perthnasol”) means a person who—

  (a)

  receives the majority of his or her education at, or under arrangements made by the governing body of, an institution; and

  (b)

  has not attained the age of nineteen or such later age as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.