{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-wales-regulations-2002/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-wales-regulations-2002/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2002/1187",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Development Plans (Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Priorities for school improvement",
  "text": "The statement of proposals in a full plan shall—\n(a) set out the priorities identified by the authority for raising the standards of education provided for children in the authority’s area during the period of the plan and for improving the performance during that period of schools maintained by the authority, and of pupil referral units and maintained nursery schools in their area;\n(b) specify in respect of each of the priorities identified in accordance with paragraph (a) the basis on which it was identified and how it will contribute to achieving the targets referred to in regulation 11;\n(c) in respect of each of the priorities identified in accordance with paragraph (a), list the activities the authority propose to undertake during the period of the plan to address that priority;\n(d) contain a statement setting out how the authority intend to monitor the performance during the period of the plan of maintained schools, maintained nursery schools and pupil referral units in their area;\n(e) contain a statement setting out how the authority intend to identify and support schools giving cause for concern;\n(f) set timed, specific and measurable progress targets in respect of each of the authority’s priorities as identified in accordance with paragraph (a); and\n(g) contain a statement setting out the steps which the authority propose to take in respect of any actual or expected shortcomings in meeting their targets in the preceding plan, whether full or supplementary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2002/1187/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:14:00.992319+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}