SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Amendments of Part 5 of Education Act 1997
1The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
1
Section 23 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44) (functions of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) for the words from “with respect to” to the end there is substituted
with respect to—
a
pupils at maintained schools in England who have not ceased to be of compulsory school age,
b
pupils at maintained nursery schools in England, and
c
children for whom funded nursery education is provided in England otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (a), for “such schools” there is substituted “
maintained schools or maintained nursery schools
”
, and
b
paragraph (f) and the word “and” immediately preceding it are omitted.
4
After subsection (2) there is inserted—
2A
In subsection (2) references to the curriculum for a maintained nursery school include references to the curriculum for any funded nursery education provided as mentioned in subsection (1)(c); and references to assessment in schools include references to assessment in funded nursery education.
5
Subsections (3) and (4) are omitted.
6
In subsection (5), after “test;” there is inserted—
“funded nursery education” has the meaning given by section 77 of the Education Act 2002;