# Education (Assessment Arrangements for Key Stage 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996, 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;
“the Council” means the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment;
“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;
“the 1989 Order” means the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/364/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-assessment-arrangements-for-key-stage-3-order-northern-ireland-1996/article-3
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