Part 5Miscellaneous and general

Chapter 2Miscellaneous

Maintained schools in England: assessment arrangements

156National Curriculum for England: duty to implement assessment arrangements

1

In section 88 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) (implementation of the National Curriculum for England in schools), in the existing provision (which becomes subsection (1)), at the end insert— “ This subsection does not apply in relation to assessment arrangements. ”

2

After that subsection insert—

1A

In relation to any maintained school—

a

the F1local authority and the governing body must exercise their functions with a view to securing, and

b

the head teacher must secure,

that the assessment arrangements specified for the time being in the National Curriculum for England are implemented.