Part 4Miscellaneous and general

Chapter 1Cheating services provided for post-16 students at English institutions

30Interpretation of Chapter

In this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings—

“assignment” includes an examination and any piece of work;

“examination” includes any form of assessment;

“permitted assistance”, in relation to a relevant assignment, has the meaning given by section 26(8);

“personally”, in relation to an assignment that is a relevant assignment, has the extended meaning given by section 26(8);

“post-16 institution” means—

(a)

a higher education provider, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (see section 83(1) of that Act);

(b)

an institution within the further education sector, within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (see section 91(3) of that Act);

(c)

a 16 to 19 Academy;

(d)

any other institution or person, other than a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of education or training suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;

“regulated qualification” means a qualification regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;

“relevant assignment” has the meaning given by section 26(7);

“relevant course” means—

(a)

a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988, or

(b)

a course—

  1. (i)

    providing education or training in preparation for an examination relating to a regulated qualification, or

  2. (ii)

    which a person is required to complete in order to obtain a regulated qualification;

“relevant service” has the meaning given by section 26(2);

“school” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;

“sixth form” means a school, or part of a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;

“student” has the meaning given by section 26(6).