The Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions from Science at Key Stage 4) Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/157
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions from Science at Key Stage 4) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st August 1992.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Education Reform Act 1988;

“ GCSE ” means General Certificate of Secondary Education; a reference to the provisions of the National Curriculum in science is to such attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements as are specified for the time being for that subject in relation to the fourth key stage by orders made under section 4(2) of the Act; and

areference to the fourth key stage is to the period set out in paragraph(d) of section 3(3) of the Act.

Section 2 Exception to the National Curriculum in science

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(1) The provisions of the National Curriculum in science shall not apply in the case of a pupil in the first year of the fourth key stage in the school year 1992/93 or in the second year of that key stage in the school year 1993/94 who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph (2) below.

(2) The condition is that the pupil is following courses of study leading to examinations for the GCSE in all three of the following subjects, namely: physics, chemistry and biology.

(3) References in paragraph (2) above to the GCSE in a particular subject are to any GCSE in a subject the syllabus of which conforms to the GCSE National Criteria for that subject for the time being approved pursuant to section 5 of the Act .