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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-2-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2003/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1038",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-2-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2003",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "NC test assessment other than the multiplication tables check",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of the head teacher to make arrangements for each pupil to whom this article applies in respect of any core subject to be assessed in that subject in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (2B), this article applies to a pupil in respect of a core subject if the head teacher is of the opinion that the pupil’s ability in that subject is at the standard of the NC test.\n(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2B) This articles applies to a pupil in respect of science only—\n(a) in the 2013-14 school year and every second school year after that;\n(b) if the pupil’s school has been designated for the purposes of this article; and\n(c) if the pupil has been selected by the Secretary of State to be assessed in science.\n(2ZB) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the NC test in mathematics is the NC test in that subject as mentioned in paragraph (3).\n(3) Where this article applies to a pupil in respect of English or mathematics NC tests shall be administered to him in accordance with the provisions of the document in which they are published at the times specified in the relevant NC assessment timetable. As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter the pupil’s responses to the NC tests shall be provided to the external marking agency which is to mark the NC tests.\n(4) As soon as reasonably practicable after the pupil’s responses to the NC tests ... have been provided by the head teacher to the external marking agency pursuant to paragraph (3), the head teacher shall provide that agency with a statement, signed by himself, confirming that those NC tests were administered in accordance with the provisions of the document in which they are published at the times specified in the relevant NC assessment timetable.\n(4ZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4A) Where this article applies to a pupil in respect of science an external administrator must make arrangements for a NC test to be administered to the pupil in accordance with any arrangements for such a test made under article 11(1)(a) or (b).\n(5) Following the marking of NC tests administered under paragraph (3) the external marking agency shall provide to the head teacher a record of the results.\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(1) substituted (10.2.2010) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/290), arts. 1, 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 5(2) substituted (1.9.2015) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/900), arts. 1, 16"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 5(2A) omitted (20.6.2013) by virtue of The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1 and 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1513), arts. 1, 2(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 5(2B) substituted (20.6.2013) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1 and 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1513), arts. 1, 2(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 5(2ZB) inserted (1.9.2019) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/854), arts. 1(3), 2(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(3) substituted (10.2.2010) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/290), arts. 1, 4(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(3) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2392), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(4) omitted (1.9.2009) by virtue of The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 2 and 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1585), arts. 1, 2(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Art. 5(4ZA) omitted (20.6.2013) by virtue of The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1 and 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1513), arts. 1, 2(4)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Art. 5(4A) substituted (20.6.2013) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 1 and 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1513), arts. 1, 2(4)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(5) inserted (10.2.2010) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/290), arts. 1, 4(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Art. 5(6) omitted (10.2.2010) by virtue of The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/290), arts. 1, 4(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in art. 5 heading inserted (1.9.2019) by The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/854), arts. 1(3), 2(5)"
    }
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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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