Regulation 6 Amendment of Regulations

in the title of the regulation and in paragraph (2), for “pupils aged 15” substitute, “pupils in the fourth key stage”;

in paragraph (1), for “have attained the age of 15”, substitute “are in the fourth key stage”;

for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)

The targets referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a)

the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve the level 2 threshold in approved qualifications including grades A*-C in English and Mathematics GCSE qualifications;

(b)

in approved GCSE qualifications in English the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve a grade that is the equivalent of a level at least 2 levels higher than the level achieved at the end of the third key stage; and

(c)

in approved GCSE qualifications in mathematics, the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve a grade that is the equivalent of a level at least 2 levels higher than the level achieved at the end of the third key stage.”;

in paragraph (5)—

after paragraph (7), insert —

“(8)

For the purposes of paragraph (3) of this regulation, the equivalent of a level is that which is shown in the table in Schedule 1A.”.