Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

183 Assessment arrangements

(1) The QCDA must keep under review all aspects of assessment arrangements within its remit.

(2) The QCDA—

(a) may advise the Secretary of State on matters concerning assessment arrangements within its remit, and

(b) must advise the Secretary of State on any such matters which are referred to the QCDA by the Secretary of State.

(3) The QCDA may and, if requested to do so by the Secretary of State, must—

(a) carry out programmes of research and development for purposes connected with assessment arrangements within its remit, or

(b) commission, co-ordinate or facilitate the carrying out of such programmes.

(4) The QCDA may publish and disseminate, or facilitate the publication or other dissemination of, information relating to assessment arrangements within its remit.

(5) For the purposes of this Part the following are assessment arrangements within the QCDA’s remit—

(a) regulated assessment arrangements;

(b) arrangements which do not fall within paragraph (a) but which are for tests and other assessments in respect of—

(i) pupils at maintained schools in England who have not ceased to be of compulsory school age, and

(ii) pupils at maintained nursery schools in England.