The Foundation Subject (Amendment) (England) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/1146
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Foundation Subject (Amendment) (England) Order 2000 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made save that the amendment made by article 2 providing for–

(a) the power in relation to schools in England to specify a modern foreign language as meaning any modern foreign language and the change from the foundation subject of art to one of art and design shall have effect only in relation to school years beginning on or after 2000; and

(b) citizenship to be a National Curriculum foundation subject shall have effect only in relation to school years beginning on or after 2002.

(2) In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Education Act 1996.

(3) This order extends to England only.

Section 2 Amendment

There shall be substituted for subsections (1) to (5) of section 354 of the Act (the National Curriculum core subjects and other foundation subjects) the following subsections–

(1) The following are the core subjects–

(a) mathematics;

(b) English;

(c) science; and

(d) in relation to schools in Wales which are Welsh-speaking schools, Welsh.

(2) In relation to schools in England, the following are the other foundation subjects–

(a) technology;

(b) physical education;

(c) in relation to the first, second and third key stages–

(i) history;

(ii) geography;

(iii) art and design;

(iv) music;

(d) in relation to the third and fourth key stages–

(i) citizenship;

(ii) a modern foreign language.

(3) In relation to schools in Wales, the following are the other foundation subjects–

(a) physical education;

(b) Welsh, if the school is not a Welsh-speaking school;

(c) in relation to the first, second and third key stages–

(i) history;

(ii) geography;

(iii) art;

(iv) music;

(v) technology;

(d) in relation to the third key stage, a modern foreign language.

(4) “Modern foreign language”–

(a) in relation to schools in England, means a modern foreign language specified in an order of the Secretary of State, or, if the order so provides, any modern foreign language; and

(b) in relation to schools in Wales, means a modern foreign language specified in an order of the National Assembly for Wales.

(5) An order under subsection (4)(a) may–

(a) specify circumstances in which a language is not to be treated as a foundation subject;

(b) provide for the determination under the order of any question arising as to whether a particular language is a modern foreign language.

Section 3 Amendment

In the definition of “foundation subjects” in section 580 of the Act (index), there shall be omitted “(1) and (2)”.