# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Section 37: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In this Part—
(a) “Welsh language education” means—
(i) teaching Welsh, and
(ii) education and training through the medium of Welsh,
in a school, during school sessions, to pupils of compulsory school age;
(b) references to a “school‍” are to a maintained school that has pupils of compulsory school age;
(c) “nursery education” means full-time or part-time education suitable for children who have not attained compulsory school age (whether provided at schools or elsewhere);
(d) “childcare” means any form of supervised care or activity for a child, other than—
(i) care provided for a child by a parent, relative or foster parent of the child,
(ii) education (or any other supervised activity) provided by a school during school hours for a registered pupil, or
(iii) any form of health care for a child;
(e) references to “Primarily Welsh Language”, “Dual Language” and “Primarily English Language, partly Welsh” language categories are to be read in accordance with Part 3;
(f) an “education practitioner” means—
(i) a school teacher within the meaning given by section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), and
(ii) a school learning support worker within the meaning given by Schedule 2 to the Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5);
(g) “foundation governor”, in relation to a foundation school or a voluntary school, means a person appointed as a foundation governor in accordance with regulations under section 19 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/section-37
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