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Education Act 1997

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43 Provision of careers education for certain persons: Wales

(1) A programme of careers education must be provided for— (a) each pupil who— (i) is a registered pupil at a school in Wales listed in subsection (2), and (ii) is of compulsory school age, or over compulsory school age, but under the age of 19; (b) each person who— (i) is attending an institution in Wales within the further education sector (whether full or part time), and (ii) is of compulsory school age, or over compulsory school age but under the age of 19; (c) each child or young person for whom arrangements are made under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: Wales). (2) The schools are— (a) community, foundation and voluntary schools; (b) community special schools (other than those established in hospitals). (3) The following persons must secure that subsection (1) is complied with— (a) in the case of a pupil falling within subsection (1)(a), the head teacher of the school; (b) in the case of a person falling within subsection (1)(b), the principal or other head of the institution; (c) in the case of a child or young person falling within subsection (1)(c)— (i) the local authority that makes the arrangements, and (ii) where the arrangements include the provision of education at a pupil referral unit maintained by a local authority in Wales, the teacher in charge of the unit. (4) In this section— “career” includes the undertaking of any training, employment or occupation or any course of education; “careers education” means education designed to prepare persons for taking decisions about their careers and to help them implement such decisions.

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43 Provision of careers education for certain persons: Wales

(1) A programme of careers education must be provided for— (a) each pupil who— (i) is a registered pupil at a school in Wales listed in subsection (2), and (ii) is of compulsory school age, or over compulsory school age, but under the age of 19; (b) each person who— (i) is attending an institution in Wales within the further education sector (whether full or part time), and (ii) is of compulsory school age, or over compulsory school age but under the age of 19; (c) each child or young person for whom arrangements are made under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: Wales). (2) The schools are— (a) community, foundation and voluntary schools; (b) community special schools (other than those established in hospitals). (3) The following persons must secure that subsection (1) is complied with— (a) in the case of a pupil falling within subsection (1)(a), the head teacher of the school; (b) in the case of a person falling within subsection (1)(b), the principal or other head of the institution; (c) in the case of a child or young person falling within subsection (1)(c)— (i) the local authority that makes the arrangements, and (ii) where the arrangements include the provision of education at a pupil referral unit maintained by a local authority in Wales, the teacher in charge of the unit. (4) In this section— “career” includes the undertaking of any training, employment or occupation or any course of education; “careers education” means education designed to prepare persons for taking decisions about their careers and to help them implement such decisions.

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