Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Modern Foreign Languages) (Wales) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st August 2000.

(2) In this Order—

“the Authority” means the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales(3) (“yr Awdurdod”);

“the Document” means the document published by the Authority in 2000 entitled “Modern Foreign Language in the National Curriculum”(4) (“y Ddogfen”);

“the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”).

(3) This Order applies only in relation to schools in Wales.

Revocation

2.  The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Modern Foreign Languages) Order 1995(5) is revoked.

Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study

3.  The National Assembly directs that the provisions relating to attainment targets and programmes of study set out in the Document shall have effect for the purpose of specifying the attainment targets and programmes of study in relation to modern foreign languages.

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

SCHEDULEREQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 368 OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1996(7)

• Section 368(2)

  The Secretary of State referred a proposal to the Authority and gave directions as to the time within which the Authority were to report(8).

• Section 368(3)

  The Authority gave notice of the proposal to the bodies and persons referred to in section 368(3) of the Education Act 1996 and gave them a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations as to the issues arising.

• Section 368(5)

  The Authority submitted its report to the National Assembly.

• Section 368(5)

  The Authority arranged for the report to be published.

• Section 368(6) and (7)

  A draft of the Order and of the associated document was published and a period of one month allowed for the submission of evidence and representations as to the issues arising.

• Section 368(6) and (7)

  A copy of the draft Order and associated document was sent to the Authority and to each of the persons consulted by the Authority and a period of one month was allowed for the submission of evidence and representations as to the issues arising.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The National Curriculum for Wales for modern foreign languages will be revised from 1st August 2000. This Order gives legal effect to the new programmes of study, which set out what pupils should be taught, and attainment targets for them. Details of these are set out in a document called “Modern Foreign Languages in the National Curriculum” which is available from the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

The Order replaces the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Modern Foreign Language) (Wales) Order 1995.