Article 3 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “assessment unit” means a piece of work provided by the Council to be carried out by a pupil for the purpose of assisting a teacher to ascertain what the pupil has achieved in relation to one or more attainment targets in a relevant subject;

• “attainment target” means an attainment target in a relevant subject specified in an Order listed in Part 1 of the Schedule;

• “the Assessment Document” means the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “Assessment Arrangements” in Key Stage 3^f1;

• “the Council” means the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment^f2;

• “level descriptions” in relation to an attainment target specified for a relevant subject means the levels set out in the Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in respect of that subject and listed in Part 2 of the Schedule;

• “relevant subject” means English, Mathematics or Science;

• “the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986^f3;

• “the 1989 Order” means the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.