Article 1 Title, commencement, interpretation and application

(1)

The title of this Order is the Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Stage) (Wales) Order 2008.

(2)

The provisions of this Order come into force—

(a)

on 1 August 2008 in respect of pupils in the first year of the foundation stage;

(b)

on 1 August 2009 in respect of pupils in the second year of the foundation stage;

(c)

on 1 August 2010 in respect of pupils in the third year of the foundation stage; and

(d)

on 1 August 2011 in respect of pupils in the fourth year of the foundation stage.

(3)

In this Order—

“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002; and
“the document” (“y ddogfen”) means the document published by the Welsh Ministers in January 2008 entitled “Foundation Phase Framework for Children’s Learning for 3—7 year olds in Wales”^f1.

(4)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

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