Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/264
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2) These Regulations apply to maintained schools in England.

(3) In these Regulations “the 2003 Regulations ” means the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) Regulations 2003 .

Section 2 Amendment of the 2003 Regulations

(1) Subject to regulation 3, the 2003 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “in the following circumstances” substitute “where”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) substitute the following—

(a) the pupil is participating in an extended work-related learning programme.

(c) omit sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1);

(d) for paragraph (2) substitute the following—

(2) The head teacher may determine in the case of a pupil to whom sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) applies that the provisions of the National Curriculum regarding science should not apply to him.

(e) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In regulation 10 for “programmes of study in modern foreign languages, design and technology or science” substitute the following—

the programme of study in science

Section 3 Savings

The 2003 Regulations shall continue to apply to a pupil who immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations is in the fourth key stage as if regulation 2 above had not been made.