Article 3 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the associated documents” means the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, setting out any levels of attainment, attainment targets, end of key stage descriptions and programmes of study in relation to the core and other foundation subjects, which documents have effect by virtue of the respective section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders for those subjects for the time being in force^f1;

• “AT” means attainment target;

• “the Authority” means the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority established under section 244 of the Education Act 1993;

• “the core subjects” means English, mathematics and science;

• “external marking agency” means a body nominated by the Authority and approved by the Secretary of State to mark NC tests;

• “maintained school” has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 25(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988;

• “NC tests” means National Curriculum tests administered to pupils for the purpose of assessing the level of attainment which they have achieved in any core subject and “NC assessment timetable” means a timetable for the administration of NC tests, being respectively tests and a timetable laid down in provisions made by the Secretary of State under article 12 which have been published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;

• “the other foundation subjects” means art, geography, history, a modern foreign language specified in an order of the Secretary of State^f2, music, physical education and technology;

• “section 4(2)(a) and (b) orders” means orders made under section 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 specifying attainment targets and programmes of study;

• “specified” means specified in relation to the third key stage by a section 4(2)(a) and (b) order;

• “summer term” means the third term in a school year (as defined in section 3(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988^f3); and

• references to the third key stage are, subject to the operation of section 3(4) to (6) of the Education Reform Act 1988, references to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 3(3) of that Act^f4; and

• references to levels of attainment, attainment targets, end of key stage descriptions and programmes of study are references to the levels, targets, descriptions and programmes set out in the associated documents.

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.