The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 3) (Wales) Order 1994

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 and programmes of study in relation to English, Welsh(1), mathematics and science, 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(2).

“AT” means attainment target;

“the Authority” means the authority known as Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales(3);

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

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

“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 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 9 which have been published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;

“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)); and

references to the third key stage are references to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 3(3) of the Education Reform Act 1988; and

references to levels of attainment, attainment targets and programmes of study are references to the levels, targets 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)

As defined in the attainment targets and programmes of study entitled “Welsh” in S.I. 1990/1082.

(2)

The current orders for the third key stage are S.I.s 1990/423 (English), 1990/1082 as amended by 1991/1683, 1992/ 1698 and 1992/3140 (Welsh), 1991/2896 (mathematics) and 1991/2897 (science).

(3)

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. 1994/645).

(4)

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