The Education (Information) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2015

Amendments to the Education (Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2005

3.  In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—

(a) in the definition “assessment” for “Levels” or (as the case may be) “Level” substitute “Scales” or (as the case may be) “Scale”;

(b) for “the associated documents” substitute—

““the associated document” means any document (other than the P Scale Document) published by the Department for Education under a section 87(3)(a) and (b) order for the foundation subjects, setting out any attainment targets and programmes of study for each of those subjects;”;

(c) in the definition “NC attainment targets” for “associated documents” substitute “associated document”;

(d) for “NC levels of attainment” substitute—

““NC standards of attainment” means the National Curriculum standards of attainment described in the associated document;”;

(e) in the definition “NC test tiers” for “associated documents” substitute “associated document”;

(f) for “P Levels of attainment” substitute—

““P Scales of attainment” means, for those pupils with special educational needs who are working at a standard set out in the P Scale Document, the National Curriculum standards of attainment described in the P Scale Document;”;

(g) for “P Level attainment targets” substitute—

““P Scale attainment targets” means, for those pupils with special educational needs who are working at a standard set out in the P Scale Document, the National Curriculum attainment targets specified in the P Scale Document;”;

(h) for “P Level Document” substitute—

““P Scale Document” means the document published from time to time by the Department for Education which—

(a)

describes, in relation to pupils with special educational needs who are working at a standard set out in the P Scale Document, the standards of attainment specified in the P Scale Document for each of the core and other foundation subjects, and

(b)

specifies, in relation to such pupils, the attainment targets which have effect by virtue of an order made under section 87(3)(a) of the 2002 Act;”;

(i) in the definition “teacher assessment” for “level” substitute “standard”.