# The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/56 · made 12 January 1995

This Order provides for the attainment targets and programmes of study specified in the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in January 1995 entitled “Design and Technology in the National Curriculum” and “Information Technology in the National Curriculum” (ISBN 0 11 270888 9 and ISBN 0 11 270887 0 respectively) to have effect for the purpose of specifying those elements of the National Curriculum for technology.

Made under: Education Act 1993 (repealed); Education Reform Act 1988 (Section 4, Section 232)

## Introductory text

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 12th January 1995
Laid before Parliament 16th January 1995
Coming into force
except as provided in article 1(2) 1st August 1995
Having made, pursuant to section 242(1) of the Education Act 1993, such arrangements for consultation about their proposals as they considered appropriate, the Secretary of State for Education, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(2)(a) and (b) and (4) and 232(5) and (6) of the Education Reform Act 1988, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1995 and, subject to paragraph (2) below, shall come into force on 1st August 1995.
(2) The provisions of this Order in so far as they relate to the fourth key stage shall come into force—
(a) on 1st August 1996 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage; and
(b) on 1st August 1997 in respect of all other pupils in that key stage.
(3) In this Order—
“the Documents” means the Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in January 1995 entitled “Design and Technology in the National Curriculum” and the Document so published entitled “Information Technology in the National Curriculum”; and
references to the fourth key stage shall be construed in accordance with section 3(3)(d) to (6) of the Education Reform Act 1988.

## 2 Revocation

The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1990 is revoked.

## 3 Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, it is hereby directed that the provisions relating to attainment targets and programmes of study set out in the Documents shall have effect for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and programmes of study in relation to technology.
(2) Paragraph (1) above does not apply in respect of pupils in the fourth key stage at schools in Wales.

## 4 Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study

The examples printed in italics in the Document entitled “Design and Technology in the National Curriculum” (which serve to illustrate the programmes of study described therein) do not form part of the provision made by this Order.

## Signature

Gillian Shephard
Secretary of State for Education
10th January 1995
John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
12th January 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the attainment targets and programmes of study specified in the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in January 1995 entitled “Design and Technology in the National Curriculum” and “Information Technology in the National Curriculum” (ISBN 0 11 270888 9 and ISBN 0 11 270887 0 respectively) to have effect for the purpose of specifying those elements of the National Curriculum for technology.
These provisions apply with effect from 1st August 1995 for pupils in key stages 1 to 3 at schools in England and Wales. In accordance with the amendment made to section 3 of the Education Reform Act 1988 by the Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Subjects at Key Stage 4) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1814), these provisions apply to pupils in key stage 4 at schools in England only, from 1st August 1996 for pupils in the first year of that key stage and from 1st August 1997 for pupils in the second year of that key stage. No provision is made in respect of pupils in the fourth key stage at schools in Wales.
The Order supersedes the provisions of the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1990.

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