2013 No. 437 (W.53)

EDUCATION, WALES

The National Curriculum (Amendments relating to Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Made27 February 2013

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales28 February 2013

Coming into force in accordance with section 1(1)

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers in sections 29, 408, 537, 537A(1) and (2) and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1991), and in sections 30(1) and (2) and 210 of the Education Act 20022 and now vested in them3 and after consulting with those persons with whom consultation appeared to the Welsh Ministers to be desirable pursuant to section 408(5) of the Education Act 1996 make the following Regulations:

Title, commencement and application1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the National Curriculum (Amendments relating to Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Regulations 2013 and they come into force on 1 May 2013 except for regulation 3(5) which comes into force on 1 September 2013.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011F12.

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Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 20113.

(1)

The Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 20115 is amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3, omit paragraph (3)(a).

(3)

In regulation 4, after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)
Where a pupil is in the final year of the foundation phase the report must contain the information in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule.”.

(4)

In the Schedule, after paragraph 6 insert—

“Part 4AAssessment of pupils in the foundation phase and the second and third key stages in reading and numeracy
6A
(1)
The results of any assessment carried out in accordance with the assessment arrangements specified by the Welsh Ministers in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for Reading and Numeracy) (Wales) Order 2013.”.

(5)

In the Schedule, after paragraph 6 insert—

“Part 4BProgress of pupils in the foundation phase and the second and third key stages in reading and numeracy
(1)
A brief summary of the pupils progress against the additional educational programmes and additional programmes of study given legal effect to by the National Curriculum (Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2013.”.

School Information (Wales) Regulations 20114.

(1)

The School Information (Wales) Regulations 20116 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2—

(a)

after the definition of “language category” insert—

““literacy and numeracy comparative report” (“adroddiad cymharol ar lythrennedd a rhifedd”) means a report provided to the school by the Welsh Ministers of a school’s performance in the statutory assessments containing a comparison of that school’s performance in respect of those tests in relation to other schools;”;

(b)

after the definition of “school prospectus” insert—

““statutory assessments” (“asesiadau statudol”) means the assessment arrangements specified by the Welsh Ministers in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for Reading and Numeracy) (Wales) Order 2013;”.

(3)

In regulation 5(1) for “before 1 October” substitute “no later than 1 October”.

(4)

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 30 insert—

“(31)
The most recent literacy and numeracy comparative report”.

School Performance Information (Wales) Regulations 2011F25.

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Leighton Andrews

Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend a number of regulations as a consequence of the assessment arrangements specified by the Welsh Ministers in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for Reading and Numeracy) (Wales) Order 2013 (“the Assessment Order”). The Assessment Order specifies the assessment arrangements for testing literacy and numeracy in the national curriculum for Wales (“the literacy and numeracy tests”). The Regulations come into force on 1 May 2013 except for regulation 3(5) which comes into force on 1 September 2013.

The Welsh Ministers have added to the national curriculum for Wales by specifying additional educational programmes (“the additional educational programmes”) for the language, literacy and communication skills area of learning and the mathematical development area of learning in the foundation phase, and have also specified additional programmes of study (“the additional programmes of study”) for English, Welsh and mathematics in respect of the second and third key stages.

The additional educational programmes and additional programmes of study were given legal effect by the National Curriculum (Educational Programmes for the Foundation Phase and Programmes of Study for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2013.

Regulation 2 amends the School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 so as to require the governing body of a maintained school to publish in its annual report, the most recent literacy and numeracy comparative information in relation to the school’s performance in the literacy and numeracy tests.

Regulation 3(2) and (3) amends the Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011 (“the Head Teacher’s Report Regulations”) so as to require head teacher of a maintained school to report to parents on the results of the end of phase tests in the foundation phase in the final year the child is in the foundation phase. Regulation 3(4) also amends the Head Teacher’s Report Regulations so as to require the head teacher of a maintained school to report to parents on the results of the literacy and numeracy tests.

Regulation 4 amends the School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 so as to require governing bodies of maintained schools to publish in the school prospectus the most recent literacy and numeracy comparative information in relation to the school’s performance in the literacy and numeracy tests.

Regulation 5 amends the School Performance Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 so as to require the governing body of a maintained school to include in the information provided to Welsh Ministers and local authorities the results of the literacy and numeracy tests.