The Education (National Curriculum)(Assessment Arrangements in English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Wales) Order 1990
Section 4(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 English, Welsh, mathematics and science were specified by four Orders (S.I.s 1989/907, 1990/1082, 1989/308 and 1989/309). The provisions of this Order only relate to the assessment of Welsh and not Welsh Second Language (article 2(1)). S.I. 1990/1082 sets out different attainment targets and programmes of study for Welsh and for Welsh Second Language.