Paragraph 7 I1

(1)

This paragraph applies to—

(a)

primary schools,

(b)

special schools but only in relation to the provision of primary education to pupils at the schools, and

(c)

middle schools but only in relation to the provision of primary education to pupils at the schools.

(2)

An alteration comes within this paragraph if the teaching of a class of pupils in F1a relevant year group (or groups) at a school falls within a description in an entry in column 1 of table 1 below, and it is proposed to alter the teaching of the corresponding class of pupils in that F2relevant year group (or those relevant year groups) so that it falls within the description in the corresponding entry in column 2.

(3)

In this paragraph—

(a)

F3“relevant year group” means a year group in which the majority of the pupils have not yet completed the school year in which they attain the age of 11;

(b)

a reference to the teaching of a class of pupils does not include a school assembly or other school activities usually conducted with large groups of pupils.

TABLE 1

1	2
At least 20% but no more than 80% of the teaching is conducted through the medium of English	An increase or a decrease of more than 20% in the teaching which is conducted through the medium of Welsh
At least 20% but no more than 80% of the teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh	An increase or a decrease of more than 20% in the teaching which is conducted through the medium of English
More than 80% of the teaching is conducted through the medium of English, and some teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh	An increase of more than 10% in the teaching which is conducted through the medium of Welsh
More than 80% of the teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh, and some teaching is conducted through the medium of English	An increase of more than 10% in the teaching which is conducted through the medium of English
No teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh	More than 10% of teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh
No teaching is conducted through the medium of English	More than 10% of teaching is conducted through the medium of English
Some teaching is conducted through the medium of English	No teaching is conducted through the medium of English
Some teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh	No teaching is conducted through the medium of Welsh

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 2 para. 7(2) substituted (1.9.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2023 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 for specified purposes, 1.9.2025 for specified purposes, 1.9.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Primary Legislation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/744), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(i)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 para. 7(2) substituted (1.9.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2023 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 for specified purposes, 1.9.2025 for specified purposes, 1.9.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Primary Legislation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/744), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(ii)
F3: Sch. 2 para. 7(3)(a) substituted (1.9.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2023 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 for specified purposes, 1.9.2025 for specified purposes, 1.9.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Primary Legislation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/744), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(f)