Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

Education Act 2002 (c. 32)

32 (1) Section 76 (interpretation of Part 6) is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning insert “(1)”.

(3) In the definition of “assess” omit “examine and”.

(4) In the definition of “assessment arrangements” for the words from “for the purpose” to the end substitute “for the specified purposes”.

(5) At the end insert—

“(2) In subsection (1) “the specified purposes”, in relation to assessment arrangements for a key stage, means—

(a) the purpose of ascertaining what pupils have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that stage, and

(b) such other purposes as the Secretary of State may by order specify.”