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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2007 No. 2265

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007

  Made 26th July 2007 
  Laid before Parliament 7th August 2007 
  Coming into force 1st September 2007 

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87(3)(a) and (5) and 210 of the Education Act 2002[1] ("the Act").

     In accordance with section 87(1)(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that it is expedient to change the National Curriculum for England for the first, second and third key stages in relation to attainment targets for the foundation subjects.

     The Secretary of State referred, pursuant to section 96(2)[2] of the Act, the proposal ("the proposal") to revise in accordance with this Order the National Curriculum for England to require the use of P-scales in reporting the attainment of pupils with special educational needs working below National Curriculum Level 1, to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority[3] ("the Authority").

     The Authority—

     The Secretary of State—

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st September 2007.

    (2) In this Order, "the principal Orders" means—

    (3) This Order applies in relation to England only.

Amendment of article 1 of the principal Orders
     2. —(1) In article 1(2) of each of the principal Orders renumber the definition of "The Document" as sub-paragraph (a).

    (2) In the Modern Foreign Languages Order, the Design and Technology Order and the Science Order, after sub-paragraph (a) as renumbered insert—

    (3) In each of the principal Orders other than those referred to in paragraph (2) of this article, after sub-paragraph (a) as renumbered insert—

    (4) In article 1(2) of each of the principal Orders to which this paragraph applies, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

    (5) Paragraph (4) applies to each of the principal Orders other than the Citizenship Order.

    (6) In article 1(2) of the Citizenship Order, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

Amendment of the articles entitled "Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study" in the principal Orders
     3. —(1) In the Citizenship Order—

    (2) In the English Order—

    (3) In the Modern Foreign Languages Order—

    (4) In each of the principal Orders other than those referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3)—

Examples and other passages in the P Level document
    
4. —(1) In each of the principal Orders to which this article applies, insert the following after article 3—

    (2) This article applies to the following Orders—

     5. In article 3 of the Citizenship Order, after the parentheses insert the words "and the P Level Document".

    
6. —(1) In article 4 of each of the principal Orders to which this article applies, after the parentheses insert the words "and the P Level Document".

    (2) This article applies to each of the principal Orders other than those referred to in articles 4 and 5.



Signatory text


Andrew Adonis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Children, Schools and Families

26 July 2007



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the following instruments ("the principal Orders"):

The amendments made by this Order are as follows:

http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_8541.aspx

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.


Notes:

[1] 2002 c. 32; subsection (1) of section 87 has been prospectively substituted by section 48 of, and paragraph 10(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) on a date to be appointed pursuant to sections 109(2) and 110(2) of that Act.back

[2] Section 96 has been amended in subsection (1) by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Childcare Act 2006.back

[3] The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44).back

[4] The QCA published its report to the Secretary of State on 30th May 2007.back

[5] SI 2000/1597.back

[6] SI 2000/1598.back

[7] SI 2000/1601.back

[8] SI 2000/1602.back

[9] SI 2000/1603.back

[10] SI 2000/1604, as amended by SI 2007/1841.back

[11] SI 2000/1605back

[12] SI 2000/1606.back

[13] SI 2000/1607.back

[14] SI 2004/1793.back

[15] SI 2004/1794.back

[16] SI 2004/1800.back

[17] 1996 c. 56; Section 312 was last amended by section 6(2) of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Education and Inspections Act 2006 c. 40.back



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 © Crown copyright 2007

Prepared 7 August 2007


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