The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/838
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

After article 3(3) (interpretation) insert—

(3A) References to a school being designated, or to the head teacher of a school having elected, to administer an externally-marked writing test are references to the school being so designated, or the head teacher having so elected, in accordance with the provisions made by the Secretary of State under article 11.

Section 4 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

In article 4 (teacher assessment)—

(a) omit paragraph (3); and

(b) for paragraph (5) substitute—

(5) In making an assessment of a pupil pursuant to this article, a teacher—

(a) in relation to English writing, must take into account the results of any NC test in English writing administered to the pupil; and

(b) may take into account the results of any previous assessment of the pupil, whether or not made by that teacher.

Section 5 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

After article 5(4) (NC test assessment) insert—

(4ZA) The functions conferred on the head teacher in—

(a) paragraph (3), to provide the pupil’s responses to the NC tests to the external marking agency which is to mark the NC tests; and

(b) in paragraph (4), to provide that agency with a statement,

apply to a pupil in respect of the NC test in English writing only if the pupil’s school has been designated, or the head teacher of the pupil’s school has elected, to administer an externally-marked writing test.

Section 6 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

After article 6(3) (monitoring of assessment arrangements) insert—

(3A) The functions conferred on the monitoring authority by this article apply in respect of the NC test in English writing only if the relevant school has been designated to administer the externally-marked writing test.

Section 7 Amendments to the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

After article 7(1) (investigation by the Secretary of State and correction of record of results) insert—

(1A) Paragraph (1) applies in respect of the NC test in English writing only if the pupil’s school has been designated to administer an externally-marked writing test.