The Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/42 (W.)
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and they come into force on 5 February 2014.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Section 2 Amendment of the Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows—

(a) for regulation 4 substitute—

Minimum number of courses of study of local curricula

(4)

(1) The local curriculum for every maintained secondary school in Wales must include a minimum of 25 courses of study at NQF level 2, of which at least 3 must be vocational.

(2) A local authority may include a course of study at NQF level 1 instead of a course at NQF level 2 in the local curriculum for a maintained secondary school in its area if the same course is not available at NQF level 2 for pupils in the fourth key stage.

(b) omit regulations 5 to 7; and

(c) in the heading to regulation 11 omit “and notices waiving right to review”.