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16 Ffedereiddio ysgolion sy’n peri pryder drwy gyfarwyddyd gan Weinidogion Cymru
- (1) Mae Deddf Safonau a Fframwaith Ysgolion 1998 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.
- (2) Yn adran 14(3), ar ôl paragraff (a) mewnosoder—
- “(aa)the Welsh Ministers have exercised in relation to the school their powers under section 18B (power to direct federation of schools); or”.
- (3) Ar ôl adran 18A mewnosoder—
- “18B Power of Welsh Ministers to direct federation of schools
- (1) A maintained school is a “school causing concern” for the purpose of this section if, at any time—
- (a) section 15 applies to the school by virtue of subsection (4) or (6) of that section, or
- (b) the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that—
- (i) the standards of performance of pupils at the school are unacceptably low and are likely to remain so unless they exercise their powers under this section, or
- (ii) that there has been a serious breakdown in the way the school is managed or governed which is prejudicing, or likely to prejudice, such standards of performance, or
- (iii) that the safety of pupils or staff of the school is threatened (whether by a breakdown of discipline or otherwise), or
- (iv) that the governing body has failed to comply with a provision of an order under section 122 of the Education Act 2002 (teachers’ pay and conditions) that applies to a teacher at the school, or
- (v) that the governing body has failed to secure that the head teacher of the school complies with such a provision.
- (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) the standards of performance of pupils at a school are low if they are low by reference to any one or more of the following—
- (a) the standards that the pupils might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to attain,
- (b) where relevant, the standards previously attained by them, or
- (c) the standards attained by pupils at comparable schools.
- (3) The Welsh Ministers may direct any one or more of the following persons, as appropriate, to provide for one or more of the arrangements set out in subsection (4)—
- (a) a local authority;
- (b) a governing body of a maintained school;
- (c) a governing body of a federation.
