The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics, Science, Welsh Second Language and Technology) (Key Stage 3) (Wales) Order 1992
Section 4(1) and (2) of the Education Reform Act 1988 places a duty on the Secretary of State to establish the National Curriculum by specifying by order appropriate attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements for each of the foundation subjects. Attainment targets and programmes of study for pupils in the third key stage in English, Welsh, mathematics, science, Welsh Second Language and technology were specified by the respective Orders (S.I.s 1990/423, 1990/802, 1991/2896 and 2897, and 1990/424 respectively).