(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics in respect of the Third and Fourth Key Stages) (England) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st August 2008.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see para (1) above.
In this Order—
(a) “the Key Stage 3 Document” means the document published by the Authority on 30th August 2007 entitled “Mathematics Programme of study: key stage 3”;
(b) “the Key Stage 4 Document” means the document published by the Authority on 30th August 2007 entitled “Mathematics Programme of study: key stage 4”;
(c) “level 1 of the National Curriculum levels of attainment” is to be interpreted in accordance with the description of performance at level 1 of the attainment targets contained in the booklet published by the Stationery Office entitled “Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics”, ISBN 0113700695; and
(d) “special educational needs” is to be interpreted in accordance with section 312 of the Education Act 1996.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see art 1(1).
Subject to article 6(2)(b), in relation to any pupil who starts in the third key stage on or after 1st August 2008, it is directed that the provisions relating to attainment targets and the programme of study set out in the Key Stage 3 Document have effect for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and the programme of study for the third key stage in relation to Mathematics.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see art 1(1).
In relation to any pupil who starts in the fourth key stage on or after 1st August 2010, it is directed that the provisions relating to attainment targets and the programme of study set out in the Key Stage 4 Document have effect for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and the programme of study for the fourth key stage in relation to Mathematics.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see art 1(1).
For the purposes of this Order, the examples and other passages printed in grey text or within square brackets in the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Documents (which serve to illustrate the programmes of study described therein or relate to background information) do not form part of the provisions relating to attainment targets and programmes of study referred to in articles 3 and 4.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see art 1(1).
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics) (England) Order 2000 is revoked in so far as it has effect for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and programmes of study for the third and fourth key stages in relation to Mathematics.
(2) The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics) (England) Order 2000 continues to have effect—
(a) in relation to any pupil who started in the third key stage before 1st August 2008, for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and the programme of study for the third key stage in relation to Mathematics;
(b) in relation to any pupil who starts in the third key stage on or after 1st August 2008, has special educational needs and is working below level 1 of the National Curriculum levels of attainment, for the purposes of specifying attainment targets for the third key stage in relation to Mathematics;
(c) in relation to any pupil who starts in the fourth key stage before 1st August 2010, for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and the programme of study for the fourth key stage in relation to Mathematics.
Specified date: 1 August 2008: see art 1(1).
Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
3rd July 2008
This Order provides for attainment targets and programmes of study for Mathematics at the third and fourth key stages.
This Order gives effect to the following documents for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and programmes of study for Mathematics:
(a) “Mathematics Programme of study: key stage 3”, published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (“the Authority”) on 30th August 2007, has effect for the purposes of setting out attainment targets and the programme of study for the third key stage (article 3); and
(b) “Mathematics Programme of study: key stage 4”, published by the Authority on 30th August 2007, has effect for the purposes of setting out attainment targets and the programme of study for the fourth key stage (article 4).
This Order revokes the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Mathematics) (England) Order 2000, SI2000/1598 (“the 2000 Order”) in so far as it has effect for the purposes of specifying attainment targets and programmes of study for Mathematics at the third and fourth key stages (article 6). The attainment targets and programmes of study for the first and second key stages are unchanged by this Order and continue to be specified in the 2000 Order.
This Order makes saving provisions as follows:
(a) For any pupil who started studying Mathematics at key stage 3 before 1st August 2008, the provisions of this Order which give effect to the Key Stage 3 Document do not apply. The 2000 Order continues to apply to such pupils (article 6(2)(a));
(b) For any pupil who starts studying Mathematics at key stage 3 on or after 1st August 2008 and who has special educational needs and is working below level 1 of the national curriculum levels of attainment, the 2000 Order continues to apply for the purposes of specifying attainment targets for the third key stage in relation to Mathematics (article 6(2)(b));
(c) For any pupil who starts studying Mathematics at key stage 4 before 1st August 2010, the provisions of this Order which give effect to the Key Stage 4 Document do not apply. The 2000 Order continues to apply to such pupils (article 6(2)(c)).
A copy of the Key Stage 3 Document and Key Stage 4 Document can be accessed at this weblink:
www.qca.org.uk/curriculum
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the business and voluntary sector is available from Angela Overington, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside this instrument on the OPSI website.
