LegalizeThe Education (Prescribed Public Examinations) Regulations 1989
Made: 8th March 1989
Laid before Parliament: 10th March 1989
Coming into force: 1st April 1989
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 106(4), (5), (6) and (7), 117, and 232(5) of the Education Reform Act 1988[^f00001] the Secretary of State for Education and Science, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Prescribed Public Examinations) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
2
The public examinations for the qualifications specified in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purposes of sections 106(4), (5), (6) and (7) and 117 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
SCHEDULE
| Qualification | Examining Body |
|---|---|
| General Certificate of Secondary Education in any subject | London East Anglian Group Midland Examining Group Northern Examining Association Southern Examining Group Welsh Joint Education Committee |
| General Certificate of Education in any subject (Advanced Level (including special papers) and Advanced Supplementary Level) | The Associated Examining Board Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations Southern Universities' Joint Board for School Examinations University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate University of London School Examinations Board Welsh Joint Education Committee |
| International Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate Organisation |
| Basic test in Arithmetic | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in Computer Awareness | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in English | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in Geography | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in Graphicacy | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in Health, Hygiene and Safety | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in Science | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test in World of Work | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test (special) in Bookkeeping | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test (special) in Electronics | The Associated Examining Board |
| Basic test (special) in Geography for Tourism and Leisure | The Associated Examining Board |
| Proficiency in Arithmetic | The Associated Examining Board |
| English for Business Use | The Associated Examining Board |
| Use of English examination | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Certificate of Achievement in Mathematics: the SMP Graduated Assessment | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Additional French | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Additional German | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Additional Russian | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Additional Spanish | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| French for Business Studies | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| German for Business Studies | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Spanish for Business Studies | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board |
| Young Enterprise Achievers' Examination | University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations |
| Northern Partnership for Records of Achievement Unit Scheme | Northern Examining Association |
| University Entrance test in English (Overseas) | Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham |
| Staged assessment in literacy | Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham |
| Numeracy through problem solving | Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham |
| Any qualification offered by any of the bodies listed opposite | Business & Technician Education Council City and Guilds of London Institute RSA Examinations Board Pitman Examinations Institute The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board Institute of Linguists Educational Trust North West Regional Advisory Council for Further Education incorporating the Union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutes East Midland Further Education Council Northern Council for Further Education West Midlands Advisory Council for Further Education and Training Yorkshire and Humberside Association for Further and Higher Education |
| Preliminary Certificate of Modern Language Skills for Work | Institute of European Education, Graded Testing Unit, St Martin’s College, Lancaster |
| Spoken English and Comprehension at Preliminary Level | Arels Examinations Trust |
| Higher Certificate in Spoken English and Comprehension | Arels Examinations Trust |
| Diploma in Spoken English and Comprehension | Arels Examinations Trust |
| Certificate in Human Development, Child Care and Family Life | National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare |
| Cambridge Information Technology | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
| Certificate of Education | Welsh Joint Education Committee |
| Certificate of Office Practice | Welsh Joint Education Committee |
| Graded Music Examination (when it forms part of a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Music examination, but not otherwise) | The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Trinity College of Music, London Guildhall School of Music and Drama London College of Music |
Signed
Kenneth Baker — Secretary of State for Education and Science — 3rd March 1989
Peter Walker — Secretary of State for Wales — 8th March 1989
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations specify the public examinations which are prescribed public examinations for the purposes of sections 106 and 117 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
No charge may be made in schools maintained by local education authorities, or in grant-maintained schools, for education provided outside school hours to prepare pupils at such schools for prescribed public examinations, or in respect of the entry of pupils for such examinations where the pupils have been prepared for the examination at the school. (Charges for education provided during school hours are prohibited by section 106(2) of the Act, and this prohibition applies to education provided during school hours in respect of prescribed public examinations.)
Section 117 requires a governing body of a maintained or a grant-maintained school to enter pupils for each prescribed public examination for which they are being prepared at the school, except in cases where there are educational reasons for not doing so or a pupil’s parent requests otherwise.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1988 c. 40; for the expression “prescribed” see section 235(7) of that Act and section 114 of the Education Act 1944(c. 31) and for the transfer of functions to the Secretary of State see S.I. 1964/490, 1970/1536 and 1978/274.
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