# The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 2 and 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 (“the Key Stage 2 Order”) and the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 (“the Key Stage 3 Order”).
The amendments to article 5 of the Key Stage 2 Order will alter the existing requirement in that Order for schools to administer National Curriculum tests in mathematics and science.
The requirement to administer National Curriculum tests in mathematics to pupils, as amended by the Order, will apply to a school unless it has been exempted. Schools will be exempted by provisions made under article 11 of the Key Stage 2 Order.
The amendments to article 5 of the Key Stage 2 Order provide, though, that a school can be exempted only if the Secretary of State has made or will make alternative arrangements for assessing the level of attainment that its pupils have reached in mathematics.
The requirement to administer National Curriculum tests in science to pupils, as amended by the Order, will apply only in relation to pupils in schools that have been designated for this purpose. Schools will be designated by provisions made under article 11 of the Key Stage 2 Order.
The Order also amends both the Key Stage 2 Order and the Key Stage 3 Order to require the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to publish any provisions made under article 11 of the Key Stage 2 Order or article 12 of the Key Stage 3 Order.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. There is no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1585/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stages-2-and-3-assessment-arrangements-england-amendment-order-2009/note
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