Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Mathematics, Science and Technology) (Key Stage 3) Order 1992
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1992/1858 |
1992 No. 1858
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Mathematics, Science and Technology) (Key Stage 3) Order 1992
Made 27th July 1992
Coming into force 1st August 1992
The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(2)(c) and (5) and section 232(5) and (6) of the Education Reform Act 19881, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Mathematics, Science and Technology) (Key Stage 3) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st August 1992.
(2) The provisions of this Order apply in respect of pupils at or near the end of the final year of the third key stage in the core subjects and technology for the purpose of ascertaining the achievements of pupils in those subjects.
(3) This Order applies to maintained schools in England only.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the associated documents” means documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “English in the National Curriculum (No. 2) ”2, “Mathematics in the National Curriculum (1991) ”3, “Science in the National Curriculum (1991) ”4, and “Technology in the National Curriculum ”5(which documents have effect by virtue of the section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders);
“the core subjects” means English, mathematics and science;
“maintained school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988;
“NC tests” means National Curriculum tests administered to pupils for the purpose of assessing the levels of attainment which they have achieved in attainment targets and “NC tests timetable ” means a timetable for the administration of NC tests, being respectively tests and a timetable laid down in provisions made by the Secretary of State under article 11 which have been published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;
“the section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders” means the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in English) (No. 2) Order 19906, the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 19907, the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics) Order 19918, and the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Science) Order 19919;
“specified” means specified in relation to the third key stage by a section 4(2)(a) and (b) order;
“spring term” and “summer term” mean the second and third terms respectively in a school year; 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.
Teacher assessment
3.—(1) Each pupil shall be assessed by a teacher during the summer term in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(2) The purpose of the assessment shall be to determine the level of attainment achieved by the pupil in relation to each attainment target specified for each subject which applies to him.
(3) The teacher shall each year not later than 31st May assess the pupil and record the results of the assessment.
(4) The record of the results shall consist of a statement of each level of attainment achieved by the pupil (whether or not that level is specified in relation to the third key stage by the relevant section 4(2)(a) and (b) order) in relation to every attainment target mentioned in paragraph (2).
(5) In making an assessment of a pupil pursuant to this article a teacher may take into account the results of any previous assessment of the pupil (whether or not made by that teacher).
NC test assessment
4.—(1) Subject to articles 9 and 10 each pupil shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this article, and such an assessment shall be known as a “NC test assessment”.
(2) NC tests shall be administered to the pupil in accordance with the provisions of the document in which they are published at the times specified in the relevant NC tests timetable and the results of the tests recorded as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(3) The record of the results shall consist of a statement of each level of attainment achieved by the pupil (whether or not that level is specified in relation to the third key stage by the relevant section 4(2)(a) and (b) order) in relation to each relevant attainment target.
(4) In paragraph (3) and article 5 “relevant attainment target” means any attainment target in which the NC tests enable achievements to be assessed.
Determination of levels of attainment
5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article and articles 6 and 9 a pupil’s level of attainment in each relevant attainment target (except the attainment target referred to in paragraph (2)) shall be the level determined by NC test assessment and in each other attainment target the level determined by teacher assessment.
(2) Subject as aforesaid in the case of the attainment target in technology entitled “Information Technology ” the level shall be the average of the teacher assessment and NC test assessment levels.
(3) If the pupil’s level determined in an attainment target by NC test assessment is lower than the lowest level which the test was designed to assess ( “the lowest test level ”), the pupil’s level of attainment shall be one level below the lowest test level unless paragraph (4) applies.
(4) This paragraph applies where—
(a)
(a) the pupil’s level of attainment in the attainment target determined by teacher assessment is two or more levels below the lowest test level; or
(b)
(b) the pupil’s level of attainment in at least one other attainment target in the subject determined by NC test assessment is lower than the lowest test level; or
(c)
(c) the attainment target is also a profile component; or
(d)
(d) the attainment target is one of the attainment targets comprising the profile component in English entitled “Writing ”.
(5) Where paragraph (4) applies the pupil’s level of attainment in the attainment target shall be zero and articles 7 and 8 shall not apply for the purpose of determining a level of attainment in the subject and any profile component in the subject.
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