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Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1977

The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 2) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1998

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1998 No. 1977


EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

WALES

The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 2) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1998


 Made30th July 1998 
 Coming into force31st August 1998 

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 356(2)(c) and (5) and 568(5) and (6) of the Education Act 1996[1], the Secretary of State for Wales hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 2) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st August 1998.

Amendment of Order
    2. - (1) The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 2) (Wales) Order 1997[2] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In article 5, in paragraph (5) there is inserted after "English,", "Welsh,".



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales


Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

30th July 1998



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order makes one amendment to the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 2) (Wales) Order 1997. It specifies that National Curriculum tests in Welsh (First Language) are to be administered only to those pupils who are expected by the head teacher to achieve at least level 2 (bringing the provisions in the 1997 Order relating to Welsh NC tests in line with those relating to NC tests in English, mathematics and science).


Notes:

[1] 1996 c.56.back

[2] S.I. 1997/2009.back



ISBN 0 11 079419 2


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