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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-attainment-targets-and-programmes-of-study-england-amendment-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2265",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-attainment-targets-and-programmes-of-study-england-amendment-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 26th July 2007\nLaid before Parliament 7th August 2007\nComing into force 1st September 2007\nThe 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 (“the Act”).\nIn 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.\nThe Secretary of State referred, pursuant to section 96(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 (“the Authority”).\nThe Authority—\n(a) pursuant to section 96(3) of the Act, between 7th September 2006 and 15th January 2007, gave notice of the proposal—\n(i) to such associations of local education authorities, bodies representing the interests of school governing bodies and organisations representing school teachers as appeared to the Authority to be concerned; and\n(ii) to other persons with whom consultation appeared to the Authority to be desirable,\nand gave them a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations as to the issues arising; and\n(b) submitted its report on the proposal to the Secretary of State on 30th March 2007 pursuant to section 96(4) of the Act, that report containing—\n(i) a summary of the views expressed during the consultations;\n(ii) the Authority’s recommendations as to the proposals; and\n(iii) other advice relating to the proposal as the Authority thought fit to provide;\n(c) after submitting the report to the Secretary of State, arranged for it to be published pursuant to section 96(5) of the Act.\nThe Secretary of State—\n(a) pursuant to section 96(6) of the Act, published in the manner which, in his opinion, was likely to bring them to the notice of persons having a special interest in education a draft of this Order and the “P Level Document” referred to in this Order (and in the amendments to the Orders amended by this Order) and sent copies of the draft of this Order and the P Level Document to the Authority and to each of the persons consulted by the Authority;\n(b) pursuant to section 96(7) of the Act allowed until 2nd July 2007, being a period of not less than one month, for the submission of evidence and representations as to the issues arising;\n(c) considers, in accordance with section 87(3) of the Act, that the attainment targets for pupils with special educational needs working below the attainment target for the third Key Stage in Citizenship and National Curriculum Level 1 in the other foundation subjects specified in this Order are appropriate for those subjects;\n(d) now makes this Order with modifications.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 96 has been amended in subsection (1) by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Childcare Act 2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The QCA published its report to the Secretary of State on 30th May 2007."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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