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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-1-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2003/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1037",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-1-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2003",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order–\n“the associated documents” means the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, setting out any 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 87(3)(a) and (b) orders for those subjects for the time being in force;\n“AT” means attainment target;\n“the Authority” means the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997;\n“the core subjects” means English, mathematics and science;\n“section 87(3)(a) and (b) orders” means orders made or which have effect as if they were made under section 87(3)(a) or (b) of the Education Act 2002 specifying attainment targets and programmes of study;\n“specified” means specified in relation to the first key stage by a section 87(3)(a) and (b) order;\n“spring term” and “summer term” mean respectively the penultimate and final terms in the school year.\n(2) In this Order references to the first key stage are, subject to the operation of section 82(2) to (5) of the Education Act 2002, references to the period set out in paragraph (a) of section 82(1) of that Act.\n(3) In this Order 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.\n(4) 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 one half being rounded upwards to the next whole number.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The relevant orders for the first key stage are S.I. 2000/1604 (English), S.I 2000/1598 (Mathematics), S.I. 2000/1600 (Science), S.I. 2000/1606 (History), S.I. 2000/1605 (Geography), S.I 2000/1599 Design and Technology, S.I. 2000/1602 (Art and Design), S.I. 2000/1597 (Music), S.I. 2000/1607 (PE), S.I. 2000/1601 (Information and Communication Technology)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 44."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1037/article/3",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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