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Education and Skills Act 2008

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(1)In Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly Measures), field 5 (education and training) is amended as follows.

(2)After matter 5.4 insert—

Matter 5.4A

The regulation of—

(a)

schools that are not maintained by local education authorities;

(b)

relevant independent educational institutions.

(3)In matter 5.15 after “The inspection of—” insert—

(za)schools;

(zb)relevant independent educational institutions;.

(4)In that matter, for paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)pre-16 education or training, or post-16 education or training, provided otherwise than by institutions within paragraphs (za) to (a);.

(5)In matter 5.16 for “, any of the kinds of education, training or services mentioned in matter 5.15.” substitute

(a)pre-16 education or training;

(b)post-16 education or training;

(c)the training of teachers and specialist teaching assistants for schools;

(d)services of the kinds mentioned in matter 5.8.

(6)After the definition of “post-16 training” insert—

    • “pre-16 education or training” means education or training suitable to the requirements of persons who are of or below compulsory school age;

    • “relevant independent educational institution” means an institution other than a school which—

      (a)

      provides part-time education for one or more persons of compulsory school age (“part-time students”) whether or not it also provides full-time education for any person, and

      (b)

      would be an independent school but for the fact that the education provided for the part-time student or students is part-time rather than full-time.

  • For the purposes of the above definition of “relevant independent educational institution”, an institution provides “part-time” education for a person if—

    (a)

    it provides education for the person, and

    (b)

    the education does not amount to full-time education.

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