Regulation 9 Amendment of Regulations

For paragraph 7 of the Schedule (GCSE and approved qualifications targets for looked after children), substitute—

“7.

(1)

In connection with the performance of the relevant group of pupils in the fourth key stage who will have been looked after by the local authority for a continual period of 12 months or more by the end of the school year, the target is the percentage of such persons who are expected to achieve the level 2 threshold in approved qualifications including grades A*-C in English and Mathematics GCSE qualifications.

(2)

In this paragraph “the relevant group of pupils in the fourth key stage” means all pupils who, in the school year, the authority anticipates will be in the final year of the fourth key stage.

(3)

In this paragraph “English” and “Mathematics” have the same meaning as in sub–paragraph (4) of paragraph 3 of this Schedule.”