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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/learning-and-skills-wales-measure-2009-commencement-no-2-order-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2011/97",
  "legislation_title": "The Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (Commencement No 2) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/learning-and-skills-wales-measure-2009-commencement-no-2-order-2011",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 19 January 2011 and 14 February 2011 various provisions of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 specified in article 2 of the Order.\nThe provisions of the Measure brought into force on 19 January 2011 are as follows:\nSection 23 inserts section 33B into the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) which requires the Welsh Ministers to promote access to and availability of courses of study taught through the medium of Welsh.\nSection 25 inserts section 33D into the 2000 Act which requires a head teacher at a school to determine a pupil’s relevant school or institution if requested to do so.\nSection 26 inserts section 33E into the 2000 Act which gives a registered pupil of a maintained school the right to elect to follow a course or courses of study included in a local curriculum.\nSection 28 (which is commenced for the purpose of making regulations) inserts section 33G into the 2000 Act which makes provision for a head teacher or principal to decide that a student is not entitled to follow a particular course or courses of study.\nSection 30 (which is commenced for the purpose of making regulations) inserts section 33I into the 2000 Act which makes provision for a head teacher or principal to decide that a student is no longer entitled to follow a course of study.\nSection 31 inserts section 33J into the 2000 Act. This requires local authorities, governing bodies and head teachers of secondary schools, governing bodies and principals of further education institutions to assist the Welsh Ministers in planning the local curricula.\nSection 32 inserts section 33K into the 2000 Act which makes provision in relation to maximising the availability of courses of study included in a local curriculum.\nSection 33 inserts section 33L into the 2000 Act which makes provision in relation to the joint-working obligations imposed by section 33K of the 2000 Act.\nSection 34 inserts section 33M into the 2000 Act. This allows Welsh Ministers to amend section 33A(3) of the 2000 Act.\nSection 35 inserts section 33N into the 2000 Act. This contains definitions.\nSection 36 inserts section 33O into the 2000 Act and makes provision about directions.\nSection 37 inserts section 33P into the 2000 Act so as to allow regulations to apply the local curriculum provisions to special schools.\nSection 38 inserts section 33Q into the 2000 Act so as to allow regulations to apply the local curriculum provisions to higher education institutions.\nSection 39 amends section 152 of the 2000 Act in relation to the procedure for making regulations and orders.\nSection 47 and paragraphs 1 to 10 of the Schedule contain minor and consequential amendments.\nThe provisions of the Measure brought into force on 14 February 2011 are as follows:\nSection 21 amends section 31 of the 2000 Act so that the general duties on Welsh Ministers in relation to further education apply in relation to the local curriculum.\nSection 22 inserts section 33A into the 2000 Act which requires the Welsh Ministers to form at least one local curriculum in respect of each local authority area for students who are above compulsory school age but have not attained the age of 19.\nSection 24 inserts section 33C into the 2000 Act which makes provision in relation to the formation of more than one local curriculum for a local authority area.\nSection 27 inserts section 33F into the 2000 Act which makes provision as to a student’s entitlement to follow a chosen course of study.\nSection 28 is commenced in so far as not already commenced by this Order.\nSection 29 inserts section 33H into the 2000 Act which imposes a duty on the governing body of a school or institution to deliver local curriculum entitlements.\nSection 30 is commenced in so far as not already commenced by this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/97/note",
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  "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."
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