(1) The title of this Order is the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2022.
(2) In this Order—
“ the 1996 Act ” (“ Deddf 1996 ”) means the Education Act 1996 ;
“ the 2018 Act ” (“ Deddf 2018 ”) means the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 ;
“ the 2021 Act ” (“ Deddf 2021 ”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;
“ academic year ” (“ blwyddyn academaidd ”) means the period of 12 months beginning on 1 September;
“ additional learning needs ” (“ anghenion dysgu ychwanegol ”) has the meaning given to it in section 2 of the 2018 Act;
“ child ” (“ plentyn ”) has the meaning given to it in section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;
“ individual development plan ” (“ cynllun datblygu unigol ”) means a plan prepared and maintained under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 2018 Act;
“ maintained school ” (“ ysgol a gynhelir ”) means a maintained school within the meaning of section 79(1)(a) and (b) of the 2021 Act;
“ nursery education ” (“ addysg feithrin ”) means education provided to children or pupils below compulsory school age—
in a maintained school or a maintained nursery school, or
by the provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;
“ provider of funded non-maintained nursery education ” (“ darparwr addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir ”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(2)(a) of the 2021 Act;
“ pupil referral unit ” (“ uned cyfeirio disgyblion ”) has the meaning given to it in section 81(1) of the 2021 Act;
“ pupil ” (“ disgybl ”) has the meaning given to it in section 3 of the 1996 Act ;
“ reception year ” (“ blwyddyn derbyn ”) means a year group in which the majority of the children or pupils attain the age of 5;
“ setting ” (“ lleoliad ”) means—
a maintained school,
a provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;
a pupil referral unit, and
the provision of teaching and learning for a child otherwise than at a pupil referral unit by virtue of arrangements made under section 19A of the 1996 Act;
“ special educational needs ” (“ anghenion addysgol arbennig ”) has the meaning given to it in section 312(1) of the 1996 Act ;
“ special educational needs provision ” (“ darpariaeth anghenion addysgol arbennig ”) has the meaning given to it in section 312(4) of the 1996 Act ;
“ statement of special educational needs ” (“ datganiad anghenion addysgol arbennig ”) means a statement within the meaning of section 324 of the 1996 Act ;
“ year 1 ” (“ blwyddyn 1 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 6;
“ year 2 ” (“ blwyddyn 2 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 7;
“ year 3 ” (“ blwyddyn 3 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 8;
“ year 4 ” (“ blwyddyn 4 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 9;
“ year 5 ” (“ blwyddyn 5 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 10;
“ year 6 ” (“ blwyddyn 6 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 11;
“ year 7 ” (“ blwyddyn 7 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 12;
“ year 8 ” (“ blwyddyn 8 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 13;
“ year 9 ” (“ blwyddyn 9 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 14;
“ year 10 ” (“ blwyddyn 10 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 15;
“ year 11 ” (“ blwyddyn 11 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 16;
“ year 12 ” (“ blwyddyn 12 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 17;
“ year 13 ” (“ blwyddyn 13 ”) means a year group in which the majority of children or pupils attain the age of 18;
“ year group ” (“ grŵp blwyddyn ”) means a group of children or pupils at a setting the majority of whom will, in a particular academic year, attain the same age.