Article 4 Amendment of the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (3)” substitute “this article”;

in paragraph (2), after “paragraph (3)” insert “or (4A)”;

in paragraph (2A), for the words from “exempted” to the end of the paragraph substitute “designated for the purposes of article 5A”;

in paragraph (3), for “a core subject” substitute “English or mathematics”;

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)

Where this article applies to a pupil in respect of science the head teacher must—

(a)

make arrangements for a NC test to be administered to the pupil in that subject in accordance with any arrangements for such a test made under article 11(1)(a) and (b);

(b)

ensure that as soon as reasonably practicable the pupil’s responses to the test are provided to the Authority to be marked; and

(c)

as soon as reasonably practicable after the pupil’s responses to the test have been provided to the Authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (b), provide the Authority with a statement, signed by the head teacher, confirming that the NC test was administered in accordance with any arrangements for such a test made under article 11(1)(a) and (b).”;

in paragraph (5) after “NC tests” insert “administered under paragraph (3)”; and

omit paragraph (6).