EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001. Amendment 2 1 The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 shall be amended as follows. 2 For paragraphs (3) and (4) of article 8 (determination of attainment by subject) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— 3 In the case of mathematics, a pupil’s level of attainment in the subject shall be a/b where, a is the aggregate of his levels in each AT, with his level in AT2 (number and algebra) weighted by a factor of three, and b is the number of those ATs, with AT2 weighted by a factor of three. 4 In the case of science, a pupil’s level of attainment in the subject shall be a/b where, a is the aggregate of his levels in each AT, with his level in AT1 (scientific enquiry) weighted by a factor of three, and b is the number of those ATs, with AT1 weighted by a factor of three. . 3 In article 9(2) (pupils not subject to national curriculum) there shall be added at the end the words “and the AT which does not apply, and any weighting in respect thereof, were ignored”. 3 1 The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 shall be amended as follows. 2 For paragraphs (3) and (4) of article 8 (determination of attainment by subject) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— 3 In the case of mathematics, a pupil’s level of attainment in the subject shall be a/b where, a is the aggregate of his levels in each of the four ATs weighted by the following factors: 2:5:2:1 and b is the number of those ATs weighted by the same factors (2:5:2:1). 4 In the case of science, a pupil’s level of attainment in the subject shall be a/b where, a is the aggregate of his levels in each AT, with his level in AT1 (scientific enquiry) weighted by a factor of two, and b is the number of those ATs, with AT1 weighted by a factor of two. . 3 In article 9(2) (pupils not subject to national curriculum) there shall be added at the end the words “and the AT which does not apply, and any weighting in respect thereof, were ignored”. 4 1 The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the definition of “the other foundation subjects” in article 3 (interpretation) after “art” there shall be inserted “and design”. 3 For paragraph (3) of article 5 (teacher assessment—English, mathematics, modern foreign languages and science) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 3 Subject to article 6, a pupil’s level of attainment in each subject shall be a/b where, a is the aggregate of his levels in each of the ATs weighted by the following factors: 4:9:4:3 and b is the number of those ATs weighted by the same factors (4:9:4:3). . 4 In article 6(2) there shall be added at the end the words “and the AT which does not apply, and any weighting in respect thereof, were ignored”. 5 For article 7 there shall be substituted— Teacher assessment—technology 7 In the case of technology, the purpose of the assessment shall be to determine the level of attainment achieved by the pupil in each of design and technology and information and communication technology, and the record of the results shall consist of a statement of each of those levels . . 6 For article 9 there shall be substituted— Teacher assessment—art and design, music and physical education 9 In the cases of art and design, music and physical education, the purpose of the assessment shall be to determine the level of attainment achieved by the pupil in the subject, and the record of the results shall consist of a statement of that level . . Jacqui Smith Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education and Employment 27th March 2001