The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2004
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2004/2783 |
| Year | 2004 |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 8th November 2004.articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 apply for the purpose of ascertaining the achievements in the core subjects of pupils who have completed the programme of study for the first key stage; ...article 4A applies for the purpose of determining the suitability of test materials for use in NC tests; andarticles 5A and 6A apply for the purpose of ascertaining the extent to which pupils in the first key stage understand the correspondence between graphemes and phonemes in English.(3) This Order applies to maintained schools (other than those established in hospitals) in England F12and articles 5A and 6A apply to maintained nursery schools in England which have registered pupils who will attain the age of six before the end of the school year.(4) Articles 4 to 6A of this order do not apply in relation to the 2019-20 school year.(4A) Articles 4 to 5, 6 and 6A do not apply in relation to the 2020-21 school year.(4B) Article 5A does not apply in relation to the summer term of the 2020-21 school year.(5) In applying article 6(2) (b) , where the preceding school year is the 2019-20 F38or 2020-21 school year, that school year should be disregarded and the moderating authority should have regard to the results of the moderation that took place in the 2018-19 school year.(6) In calculating the period of four years referred to in article 6(3) (b) , F39the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years are to be disregarded.The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003
(1) In this Order—(2) In this Order references to the first key stage are, subject to the operation of section 82(2) to (5) of the Education Act 2002, references to the period set out in paragraph (a) of section 82(1) of that Act.(3) In this Order references to attainment targets and programmes of study are references to the targets and programmes set out in any document F41(other than the pre-key stage standards document for key stage 1, the pre-key stage standards document for key stage 2 and the engagement model) published by the Department for Education under a section 87(3) (a) and (b) order for the foundation subjects.(1) It shall be the duty of the head teacher to make arrangements for each pupil to be assessed by a teacher in each core subject during the summer term in accordance with the provisions of this article and for a record of the results to be made by that teacher.(2) The purpose of the assessment is to determine the standard of attainment achieved by the pupil in each core subject which applies to the pupil as calculated in accordance with any delegated supplementary provisions.(3) The pupil shall be assessed and a record of the results made by the teacher not later than two weeks before the end of the summer term or 4th July falling in that term, if earlier.(4) A record of the results must consist of the standard of attainment which the teacher assesses has been achieved by the pupil (whether or not that standard is specified in relation to the first key stage by the relevant section 87(3) (a) and (b) order) in relation to each core subject.(5) In making an assessment of a pupil pursuant to this article, a teacher shall take into account the pupil’s performance in the subject throughout the school year, the results of any standard task assessment and any previous assessment of the pupil, whether by means of standard tasks or otherwise, whether or not the previous assessments were made by that teacher.(6) If, in any subject, there is a divergence between the teacher assessment and the results of the standard task assessment, the teacher assessment will stand provided that the teacher can provide objective evidence to justify the teacher assessment.the teacher assessment of pupils has been carried out in accordance with this article and with the provisions of the Document; andany issues concerning the maladministration of the teacher assessment of pupils in accordance with this article and the provisions of the Document have been reported to the Secretary of State.(1) If this article applies the head teacher must make arrangements for each pupil to be assessed by a trialling agency in respect of test materials for use in NC tests.if the pupil’s school has been designated for the purposes of this article, andif the pupil has been selected by the Secretary of State or, in circumstances where the Secretary of State has requested the school’s head teacher to select the pupil, by the head teacher to be trialled in respect of test materials for use in NC tests.if the pupil’s school has been designated for the purpose of this article, andif the pupil has been selected by the Secretary of State or, in circumstances where the Secretary of State has requested the school’s head teacher to select the pupil, by the head teacher to be trialled in respect of test materials for use in NC tests.(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply only in the 2015-16 school year and every school year after that, as determined by the Secretary of State at the beginning of the first term of that school year.(5) The Secretary of State must notify each designated school in writing within two weeks of making a determination to designate for the purposes of this article.(6) If a pupil is selected by the Secretary of State under paragraphs 2(b) or 3(b) , the head teacher must consider and decide whether that pupil is to be included in any trial carried out in accordance with this article.(7) This article does not apply to a pupil if the head teacher decides the pupil should not be included in any trial.(8) Where this article applies to a pupil in respect of any test materials for use in NC tests, a trialling agency must administer the trial to the pupil, in respect of the test materials, in accordance with any arrangements for such test materials made under article 9(1) (b) .(1) It shall be the duty of the head teacher to make arrangements for each pupil to whom this article applies to be assessed in English and mathematics by the administration of tasks and tests (referred to in this Order as “standard tasks”) in accordance with the provisions of this article, and such an assessment shall be known as a “standard task assessment”.(2) This article applies to a pupil in respect of English and mathematics if the head teacher is of the opinion that the pupil’s ability in that subject is at the standard of the NC test.(3) Standard tasks for which provision is made by the Secretary of State pursuant to article 9 shall be administered and assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Document.the standard task assessment of pupils has been carried out in accordance with this article and with the provisions of the Document; andany issues
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