# The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stages 2 and 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends certain other instruments to update the references to two external documents referred to in those other instruments. Those documents relate to attainment targets and assessment arrangements for children working below the standards of the National Curriculum in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The amendments reflect the publication dates of updated versions of these documents.
Articles 2 and 3 amend the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1038) and the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1039) respectively to change the publication date of the “engagement model” and the “pre-key stage standards document for key stage 1” from “23rd July 2020” to “15th April 2024”.
Article 2(3) amends article 11 of the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003 to specify that delegated supplementary provisions made under that article must be published by the Secretary of State on a website maintained by the Secretary of State.
The pre-key stage standards document for key stage 1 can be accessed at this weblink: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-key-stage-1-standards
A printed copy of the pre-key stage standards document for key stage 1 can also be inspected at the Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT, on request.
The engagement model document can be accessed at this weblink: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-engagement-model
A printed copy of the engagement model document can also be inspected at the Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT, on request.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/578/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stages-2-and-3-assessment-arrangements-england-amendment-order-2024/note
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