185 tal-2009 - Regolamenti tal-2009 dwar ir-Reġistrazzjoni ta’ Skejjel tas-Sajf bħala Stabbilimenti Edukattivi

L.N. 185 of 2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Registration of Summer Schools as Educational Establishments

Regulations, 2009

IN VIRTUE of the powers conferred by article 135 of the

Education Act, the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

has made the following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Registration of

Summer Schools as Educational Establishments Regulations, 2009.

In these regulations, unless the context requires

otherwise

“the Act” means the Education Act;

“the Directorate” means the Directorate for Quality and

Standards in Education;

“person in charge” means any person who is co-

ordinating the sport, cultural, musical or other activities

included in any programme organised in a Summer School;

“Summer School” means any programme offered during

the months of June to September of any year, for children

between three and sixteen years of age providing informal

education through creative, cultural, recreational and sport

activities and not leading to formal certificates.

(1) Any person in charge of a Summer School shall

apply to the Minister to register that Summer School as an

educational establishment under the Act.

(2) The Directorate may accept an application if

(a) it is duly filled in and accompanied with all

necessary documentation; and

(b) in its opinion, it meets the criteria established in

these regulations.

(3)

The documentation accompanying the application

shall include

(a) a clear description of all activities included in

the offered programme together with details regarding the

educational value of such programme; and

(b) information regarding all fees and, or expenses

which may be requested from the participants at the Summer

School.

(4) Registration of a Summer School shall be valid

for a period between June and September of any one year and

an application for registration shall be submitted annually to the

Directorate, accompanied by all necessary documentation.

(5) Entities which are licensed as a school under the

Act shall be exempt from applying for registration under these

regulations. However, prior to the start of the Summer School, such

entities shall provide the Directorate with the information required

in sub-regulation (3) of this regulation.

When the entity applying for registration under these Duration and contents

regulations is also licensed to operate as a school under the Act, the of the programme.

programme offered by the Summer School shall not be the same

as, or a continuation of, the programme of studies offered by the

school during the scholastic year.

(1) No class in a Summer School shall exceed fifteen

participants where any one of the children is between three and

nine years old. Where all the children are between ten and sixteen

years old, no class shall exceed twenty participants.

(2) On the premises where the Summer School is

held there shall be at least one person with a first aid qualification

present at all times.

(3) In activities which are held outside the school

premises, or which involve swimming or travel by air or by sea,

there shall be an extra adult for every two classes of participants.

In any case, the person in charge shall ensure that all necessary

measures for the health and safety of the participants are taken.

The person in charge shall, before accepting any child

to any offered programme, inform the parents of the participants

about any fees and, or other expenses involved.

Registration of a Summer School under these regulations

shall, for the applicable period, mean that such school is to be

considered as an educational establishment registered under the

Act.

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