The title of this Order is the School Curriculum in Wales (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 and it comes into force on 1 August 2008.

(1)    In Section 101(1)(bb) of the Education Act 2002 for “during the fourth key stage” substitute “during the third and fourth key stages”.

Section 105(3) of the Education Act 2002 is amended as follows—

(a)    in paragraph (a), before “technology” insert “design and”;

(b)    after paragraph (a) insert “(aa) information and communication technology,”;

(c)    in paragraph (e), after “art” insert “and design”.

(1)    The National Curriculum (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (Wales) Order 2005 is amended in accordance with this article.

(2)    In the definition of “the other foundation subjects” (“y pynciau sylfaen eraill”) in article 3(1)—

(a)    before the word “technology” insert “design and technology, information and communication”; and

(b)    after the word “art” insert “and design”.

(3)    In article 7(1) after the word “art” insert “and design, design and technology and information and communication technology”.

(4)    Delete article 7(2).

Jane Hutt

Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

16 July 2008

Section 101(1) of the Education Act 2002 requires the curriculum for every maintained school in Wales to include a basic curriculum. Subsection (3) enables the Welsh Ministers to make an Order amending subsection (1) by adding further requirements.

This Order, which is made under subsection (3), amends the requirements to provide work-related education (added to the basic curriculum by the Basic Curriculum for Wales (Amendment) Order 2003 (SI 2003/932 (W 122))) by extending the age range so that it also applies to those pupils in the third key stage.

For the first, second and third key stages of a pupil's education, the National Curriculum for Wales comprises the core and other foundation subjects specified in section 105 of the Education Act 2002. This Order amends those other foundation subjects.

The amendments made by this Order omit the “technology” and “art” subjects and replace them with “information and communication technology”, “design and technology” and “art and design”.