The Education (Pupil Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make minor amendments to the Education (Pupil Information) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends the definition of “approved external qualifications”. Regulation 2(4) deletes regulation 6(2) of the 2004 Regulations so that a floppy disk is no longer regarded as an acceptable means of transferring the information required by the 2004 Regulations.

Regulation 2(5) amends the time within which a head teacher of a pupil’s old school must send the common transfer file to the head teacher of the pupil’s new school. In this circumstance the file must be sent as soon as possible after the date on which the head teacher first learned of the pupil registering at the new school and in any event within 15 school days of the pupil registering at that school.

Regulation 2(8) requires the head teacher’s report to adult pupils and parents to include the average points scored by a pupil in the fourth key stage in respect of any approved external qualification. Any question on the points allocated to each subject is determined in accordance with the National Database of Accredited Qualifications published by the Welsh Ministers.

Regulation 2(9) requires the curricular record maintained by the head teacher to record the average points scored by a pupil in any key stage in respect of any approved external qualification. Any question on the points allocated to each subject is determined by the National Database of Accredited Qualifications published by the Welsh Ministers.