The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1990

Made: 1st March 1990

Laid before Parliament: 6th March 1990

Coming into force

Whereas the National Curriculum Council, after due consultation, submitted to the Secretary of State and published its report on a proposal to make this Order which he had referred to it, in accordance with section 20(2) to (4) of the Education Reform Act 1988[^f00001];

And whereas the Secretary of State had given notice of the said proposal to the Curriculum Council for Wales and to all other persons with whom consultation appeared to him desirable, in accordance with section 21(2) of the said Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State, in accordance with subsection (5) of the said section 20, and subsection (3) of the said section 21, duly published a draft of this Order and the other documents mentioned in those subsections and sent copies of them to the said Councils and to each of the persons consulted by them, and allowed a period of not less than one month for the submission of evidence and representations;

And whereas that period has now expired:

Now therefore the Secretary of State for Education and Science, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 4(2)(a) and (b) and (4) and 232(5) of the Education Reform Act 1988 hereby make the following Order in the terms of the said draft with a modification[^f00002]:

Citation and commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Technology) Order 1990 and shall come into force in accordance with articles 2 to 5.

• (2) In this Order—

• “the Document” means the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “Technology in the National Curriculum”[^f00003];

• references to the first, second, third and fourth key stages are references to the periods set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) respectively of section 3(3) of the Education Reform Act 1988;

• references to levels of attainment are references to the levels set out in the Document in relation to each attainment target; and

• references to ranges of levels of attainment are references to the range of levels of attainment specified for pupils of different abilities and maturities in respect of the key stage in question.

2

The provisions of this Order relating to the first key stage shall come into force—

• (a) on 1st August 1990 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage; and

• (b) on 1st August 1991 in respect of all other pupils.

3

The provisions of this Order relating to the second key stage shall come into force—

• (a) on 1st August 1990 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage;

• (b) on 1st August 1991 in respect of pupils in the second year of that key stage;

• (c) on 1st August 1992 in respect of pupils in the third year of that key stage; and

• (d) on 1st August 1993 in respect of all other pupils.

4

The provisions of this Order relating to the third key stage shall come into force—

• (a) on 1st August 1990 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage who do not have a statement of special educational needs;

• (b) on 1st August 1991 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage who have a statement of special educational needs and in respect of pupils in the second year of that key stage; and

• (c) on 1st August 1992 in respect of all other pupils.

5

The provisions of this Order relating to the fourth key stage shall come into force—

• (a) on 1st August 1993 in respect of pupils in the first year of that key stage; and

• (b) on 1st August 1994 in respect of all other pupils.

Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study

6

It is hereby directed that the provisions relating to attainment targets and programmes of study set out in the Document shall have effect as provided in articles 7 to 9 hereof for the purpose of specifying in relation to technology—

• (a) attainment targets; and

• (b) programmes of study.

7

• (1) Schedule 1 has effect in accordance with paragraph (2) for specifying the attainment targets (including the ranges of levels of attainment) for each key stage.

• (2) The attainment targets described in the Document and set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order are specified in relation to the key stages set out beside them in column 1 of that schedule, the levels applicable being those appropriate to the different abilities and maturities of the pupils being taught.

8

• (1) Schedule 2 has effect in accordance with paragraph (2) for specifying the programmes of study (including the range of levels of attainment) for each key stage.

• (2) The programmes of study described in the Document and set out in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order are specified in relation to the key stages set out beside them in column 1 of that schedule, the levels applicable being those appropriate to the different abilities and maturities of the pupils being taught.

9

The examples printed in italics in the Document (which serve to illustrate the attainment targets and programmes of study therein described) do not form part of the provision made by this Order.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Signed

John MacGregor — Secretary of State for Education and Science — 1st March 1990

Peter Walker — Secretary of State for Wales — 1st March 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 4(2) of the Education Reform Act 1988 places a duty on the Secretary of State to establish the National Curriculum by specifying appropriate attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements for each of the foundation subjects.

Section 4(4) allows for such an Order, instead of containing the provisions to be made, to refer to provisions in a Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and to direct that those provisions shall have effect according to the Order.

This Order accordingly refers to “Technology in the National Curriculum” and provides for the attainment targets and programmes of study set out in it to have effect for the four key stages of a pupil’s compulsory schooling. The Document sets out up to ten levels in respect of attainment targets to cover the full range of abilities and maturities of pupils of compulsory school age; the Order accordingly specifies as part of each attainment target the appropriate range of attainment levels.

The Order further provides that any examples printed in italics in the Document are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 40.

[^f00002]: The modification is to article 2.

[^f00003]: ISBN 0 11 270709 2.