Part V Supervision of curriculum for schools and external qualifications
Chapter I The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
Establishment of the Authority
F3721 The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
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Functions of the Authority
F3722 General function of Authority to advance education and training.
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F3723 Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.
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F3724 Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.
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F3725 Other functions of the Authority.
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F3726 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.
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F3726A Power of Authority to give directions
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Chapter IIF11Functions of the National Assembly for Wales
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S. 27 crossheading omitted (1.4.2006) by virtue of Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3239), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 9 (with art. 7)
F1827 The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.
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Functions of the F12National Assembly for Wales
Words in s. 28 cross-heading substituted (1.4.2006) by Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3239), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 10 (with art. 7)
28F60 General function of F13National Assembly for Wales to advance education and training.
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C129F58 Functions of the F14National Assembly for Wales in relation to curriculum and assessment.
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F19The National Assembly for Wales shall have the functions set out in subsection (2)
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respect to—
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pupils at maintained schools in Wales who have not ceased to be of compulsory school age,
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pupils at maintained nursery schools in Wales, and
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children for whom funded nursery education is provided in Wales otherwise than at a maintained school or
maintained nursery school.
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The functions are—
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to keep under review all aspects of the curriculum for F2maintained schools or maintained nursery schools
and all aspects of school examinations and assessment;
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to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to the curriculum for such schools or to school examinations and
assessment;
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to make arrangements with appropriate bodies for auditing the quality of assessments made in pursuance of assessment arrangements; F3...
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In subsection (2) references to the curriculum for a maintained nursery school include references to
the curriculum for any funded nursery education provided as mentioned in subsection (1)(c); and references to assessment in schools include references to
assessment in funded nursery education.
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The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the function of developing learning goals and related materials for children who are F5under
compulsory school age.
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The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the following functions in connection with baseline assessment schemes (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part
IV), namely—
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if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, any function of a designated body under that Chapter; and
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any other function which may be conferred on the Authority by the Secretary of State.
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In this section—
“assessment” includes examination and test;“funded nursery education” has the meaning given by section 98 of the Education Act 2002;“maintained school” means—- a
any community, foundation or voluntary school, and - b
any communityF49... special school.
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In the definition of “maintained school”, the reference to a community, foundation or voluntary school or to a community F50... special school, is a reference to such a school within the meaning of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
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In this section references to ”school examinations and assessment” do not include examinations taken or assessments carried out for the purpose of the award of a qualification within the meaning of section 56 of the Qualifications Wales Act 2015.
F5330 Functions of the F15National Assembly for Wales in relation to F41relevant qualifications
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F2731 Other functions of the Authority.
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32F59 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by F16the National Assembly for Wales of its functions.
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so far as relevant, have regard to—
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the requirements of F7section 99 of the Education Act 2002 (general duties
in respect of curriculum),
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the F44reasonable requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence),
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the reasonable requirements of persons with learning difficulties.
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In carrying out those functions F32the National Assembly for Wales shall in addition have regard to information supplied F33to it by F6Her
Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru
or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.
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In this section “persons with learning difficulties” means—
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children with F57additional learning needs (as defined in section 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018), and
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other persons who—
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have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of their age, or
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have a disability which either prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for persons of their age.
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But a person is not to be taken to have a learning difficulty solely because the language (or form of language) in which the person is or will be taught is different from a language (or form of language) which has at any time been spoken in the person's home.
F5132ZAF39Qualifications functions of Welsh Ministers: co-operation and joint working etc.
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F5132AF35 Power of Welsh Ministers to give directions
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F5132AAF47Power of Welsh Ministers to impose monetary penalties
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F5132ABMonetary penalties: amount
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F5132ACMonetary penalties: appeals
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F5132ADMonetary penalties: interest and recovery
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F5132BF38Power of Welsh Ministers to withdraw recognition
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F5132BAF48Costs recovery
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F5132BBCosts recovery: appeals
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F5132BCCosts: interest and recovery
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F5132CF38Surrender of recognition
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Chapter III Provisions supplementary to Chapters I and II
Dissolution of existing bodies
F833 Dissolution of existing bodies.
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Transfer of property and staff
F934 Transfer of property.
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F4635 Transfer of staff.
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Levy on bodies awarding accredited qualifications
F3636 Levy on bodies awarding qualifications accredited by relevant body.
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Chapter IV Control of certain courses leading to external qualifications
F1037 Requirement for approval of certain publicly-funded and school courses leading to external qualifications.
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Pt. V Ch. II heading substituted (1.4.2006) by Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3239), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 8 (with art. 7)