Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Government of Maintained Schools (Training Requirements for Governors) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”), which set out the training requirements for governors at maintained schools in Wales.

Regulation 2 makes an amendment to the reference to the training document “Content of training for school governors in Wales on understanding school data” in the 2013 Regulations.

Regulation 2 also amends regulation 5 of the 2013 Regulations by substituting a new paragraph (1) which outlines which part of the school performance data training (either Part 1 or Part 2) is required by school governors depending on the type of school.

The effect of this amendment is that governors for community special schools will be required to complete different training to governors of other maintained schools.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.