Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996^f1;

• “the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;

• “additional learning needs” (“anghenion dysgu ychwanegol”) has the meaning given to it in section 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018^f2;

• “child” (“plentyn”) has the meaning given to it in section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;

• “determination” (“penderfyniad”) means a determination made under section 42(1) or (2) of the 2021 Act;

• “funded non-maintained nursery education” (“addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(1)(a) of the 2021 Act;

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority that maintains the school;

• “nursery education” (“addysg feithrin”) means full-time or part-time education suitable for children or pupils who have not attained compulsory school age provided—

  1. (a)

     in a maintained school or a maintained nursery school, or

  2. (b)

     by the provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;

• “operative date” (“dyddiad gweithredol”) means the date on which a determination comes into force;

• “operative period” (“cyfnod gweithredol”) has the meaning given to it in section 43 of the 2021 Act;

• “parent” (“rhiant”) has the meaning given to it in section 576 of the 1996 Act;

• “provider of funded non-maintained nursery education” (“darparwr addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(1) of the 2021 Act;

• “pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given to it in section 26(4)(a) of the 2021 Act;

• “reception year” (“blwyddyn derbyn”) means a year group in which the majority of the pupils attain the age of 5;

• “relevant curriculum” (“cwricwlwm perthnasol”) has the meaning given to in section 56(5)(a) and (b) of the 2021 Act;

• “relevant person” (“person perthnasol”) means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a maintained school and a maintained nursery school, the head teacher, and

  2. (b)

     in relation to funded non-maintained nursery education, the provider;

• “special educational needs” (“anghenion addysgol arbennig”) has the meaning given to it in section 312 of the 1996 Act^f3;

• “year 1” (“blwyddyn 1”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 6;

• “year 2” (“blwyddyn 2”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 7;

• “year 3” (“blwyddyn 3”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 8;

• “year 4” (“blwyddyn 4”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 9;

• “year 5” (“blwyddyn 5”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 10;

• “year 6” (“blwyddyn 6”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 11;

• “year 7” (“blwyddyn 7”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 12;

• “year 8” (“blwyddyn 8”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 13;

• “year 9” (“blwyddyn 9”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 14;

• “year 10” (“blwyddyn 10”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 15;

• “year 11” (“blwyddyn 11”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 16;

• “year group” (“grŵp blwyddyn”) means a group of children at a school the majority of whom will, in a particular school year, attain the same age.