Article 3 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the associated documents” means the documents published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, setting out any level 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 356(2)(a) and (b) orders for those subjects for the time being in force^f1;

• “AT” means attainment target;

• “the Authority” means the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997^f2;

• “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 350(1) of the Education Act 1996;

• “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 14 which have been published by the Authority^f3;

• “the other foundation subjects” means art, geography, history, a modern foreign language specified in an order of the Secretary of State^f4, music, physical education and technology;

• “record of the results”, for the purposes of articles 10 and 12, means a record of the results of a pupil in respect of the NC tests administered to him under article 10, consisting of a statement of each level of attainment achieved by the pupil;

• “section 356(2)(a) and (b) orders” means orders made under section 356(2)(a) and (b) of the Education Act 1996 specifying attainment targets and programmes of study;

• “specified” means specified in relation to the third key stage by a section 356(2)(a) and (b) order;

• “summer term” means the third term in a school year (as defined in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996; and

• references to the third key stage are, subject to the operation of section 355(2) to (5) of the Education Act 1996, references to the period set out in paragraph (c) of section 355(1) of that Act; 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.