The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (Wales) Order 1996

Interpretation

3.—(1) In this Order—

“the associated documents” means the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, setting out any levels of attainment, attainment targets, end of key stage descriptions and programmes of study in relation to the foundation subjects, which documents have effect by virtue of the respective section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders for those subjects for the time being in force(1);

“AT” means attainment target;

“the Authority” means the authority known as Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales(2);

“external marking agency” means a body nominated by the Authority and approved by the Secretary of State to mark NC tests;

“foundation subjects” means the relevant subjects and history, geography, technology, physical education, art, music and a modern foreign language specified in an order of the Secretary of State(3);

“maintained school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988;

“NC tests” and “NC tasks” mean respectively National Curriculum tests and National Curriculum tasks administered to pupils for the purpose of assessing the level of attainment which they have achieved in any relevant subject and “NC assessment timetable” means a timetable for the administration of NC tests and NC tasks, being respectively tests, tasks and a timetable laid down in provisions made by the Secretary of State under article 12 which have been published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;

“the relevant subjects” means English, Welsh, mathematics and science;

“section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders” means orders made under section 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 specifying attainment targets and programmes of study;

“specified” means specified in relation to the third key stage by a section 4(2)(a) and (b) order;

“summer term” means the third term in a school year (as defined in section 3(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988)(4);

references to the third key stage are, subject to the operation of section 3(4) to (6) of the Education Reform Act 1988, references to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 3(3) of that Act(5); and

references to levels of attainment, attainment targets, end of key stage descriptions and programmes of study are references to the levels, targets, descriptions and programmes set out in the associated documents.

(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article in this Order so numbered and any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the article in which the reference appears.

(3) Where any average number required to be determined by this Order is not a whole number, it shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, the fraction of one half being rounded upwards to the next whole number.

(1)

The current orders for the third key stage are S.I. 1995/51 (English), S.I. 1995/69 (Welsh), S.I. 1995/52 (mathematics), S.I. 1995/53 (science), S.I. 1995/56 (technology), S.I. 1995/60 (physical education), S.I. 1995/73 (history), S.I. 1995/72 (geography), S.I. 1995/71 (art), S.I. 1995/70 (music) and S.I. 1995/57 (modern foreign language).

(2)

The authority now known as Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales was established by section 14(1)(b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 under the name of the Curriculum Council for Wales. Its present name was substituted by section 253(1) of the Education Act 1993 (c. 35). The relevant assessment functions were transferred to it by the Education (Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority) (Transfer of Functions) Order 1994 (S.I. 1995/645).

(3)

See the Education (National Curriculum) (Modern Foreign Languages) Order 1991, S.I. 1991/2567 as amended by S.I. 1994/1818.

(4)

Section 3(6) was amended by section 240(3) of the Education Act 1993.

(5)

Section 3(3) was amended by paragraph 113 of Schedule 19 to the Education Act 1993 and section 3(5A) was inserted by section 240(2) of that Act.