Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
1997 No. 187
EDUCATION
Curriculum (Programmes of Study in Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
Made
28th March 1997
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)
The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 7(1)(a) and (5) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Curriculum (Programmes of Study in Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on 1st May 1997.
(3) This Order shall come into operation on 1st August 1997 in respect of pupils in the second year of the fourth key stage.
Revocation
2. The Curriculum (Programmes of Study in Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(2) is hereby revoked.
Interpretation
3. In this Order “the Document” means the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “Key Stage 4, Programmes of Study, Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies”(3).
Specification of the programmes of study
4.—(1) From 1st May 1997, the programmes of study described in the Document for Economics and Social and Environmental Studies are specified in relation to the fourth key stage as set out in the Document.
(2) From 1st August 1997, the programmes of study described in the Document for Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies are specified in relation to the fourth key stage as set out in the Document.
5. The contents printed in italics in the Document serve to illustrate the programmes of study described and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on
L.S.
C. Jendoubi (Mrs)
Assistant Secretary
28th March 1997.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order, made under Article 7(1) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (“the 1989 Order”) revokes and replaces the Curriculum (Programmes of Study in Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. This Order specifies programmes of study for key stage 4 in relation only to Economics and Social and Environmental Studies from 1st May 1997. The programme of study for Political Studies is specified in addition from 1st August 1997.
Article 7(5) of the 1989 Order allows for an Order under Article 7(1), instead of containing the provisions to be made, to refer to provisions in a Document published by The Stationery Office and to direct that these provisions shall have effect according to the Order.
This Order accordingly refers to “Key Stage 4, Programmes of Study, Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies” and provides for the programmes of study to have effect for the fourth key stage of a pupil’s compulsory schooling.
It further provides that any contents printed in italics in the Document are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.
This Order comes into operation on 1st May 1997 in relation to pupils in the first year of the fourth key stage and on 1st August 1997 in relation to pupils in the second year of that key stage.
Copies of the Document entitled “Key Stage 4, Programmes of Study, Economics, Political Studies and Social and Environmental Studies” may be obtained from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.