# The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 3) Order 1993, Article 3: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the assessment authority” means the School Examinations and Assessment Council and, following its dissolution by section 246 of the Education Act 1993, the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority established by section 244 of that Act and includes any person or body appointed by either such authority to discharge the authority’s functions under this Order;
“the associated documents” means the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, setting out levels of attainment, attainment targets and programmes of study in relation to the core subjects, which documents have effect by virtue of the respective section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders for those subjects for the time being in force;
“AT” means attainment target;
“the core subjects” means English, mathematics and science;
“maintained school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988;
“NC tests” means National Curriculum tests administered to pupils for the purpose of assessing the level of attainment which they have achieved in any core subject and “NC tests timetable” means a timetable for the administration of NC tests, being respectively tests and a timetable laid down in provisions made by the Secretary of State under article 9 which have been published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;
“section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders” means orders made under section 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 specifying attainment targets and programmes of study;
“specified” means specified in relation to the third key stage by a section 4(2)(a) and (b) order;
“spring term” and “summer term” mean the second and third terms respectively in a school year;
references to the third key stage are references to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 3(3) of the Education Reform Act 1988; and
references to levels of attainment, attainment targets and programmes of study are references to the levels, targets and programmes set out in the associated documents.
(2) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article in this Order so numbered and any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the article in which the reference appears.
(3) Where any average number required to be determined by this Order is not a whole number, it shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, the fraction of one half being rounded upwards to the next whole number.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1984/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-assessment-arrangements-for-the-core-subjects-key-stage-3-order-1993/article-3
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