Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Duties with respect to the curriculum. 2 The National Curriculum. 3 Foundation subjects and key stages. 4 Duty to establish the National Curriculum by order. 5 Courses leading to external qualifications. 6 Collective worship. 7 Special provisions as to collective worship in county schools. 8 Religious education required in the basic curriculum: further provisions. 9 Exceptions, special arrangements and supplementary and consequential provisions. 10 Duties with respect to certain requirements. 11 Standing advisory councils on religious education. 12 Determination by advisory councils of the cases in which the requirement for Christian collective worship is not to apply. 12A Power of Secretary of State to direct advisory council to revoke determination or discharge duty. 13 Advisory councils: supplementary provisions. 14 Establishment of Councils. 15 Transfers of property and staff to Councils. 16 Development work and experiments. 17 Exceptions by regulations. 17A Exemption from sex education. 18 Pupils with statements of special educational needs. 19 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils. 20 Procedure for making certain orders: England. 21 Procedure for making certain orders: Wales. 22 Provision of information. 23 Complaints and enforcement. 24 Extension of certain provisions. 25 Interpretation of Chapter I. 26 Admissions to county and voluntary schools. 27 Standard numbers for admissions. 28 Procedure for reduction of standard number. 29 Special provisions in relation to admissions to primary schools. 30 Special arrangements in respect of admissions to aided or special agreement schools. 31 Consequential provisions. 32 Interpretation of Chapter II. 33 Schemes for financing county and voluntary schools. 34 Preparation and imposition of schemes. 35 Revision of schemes. 36 Delegation to governing body of management of school’s budget share. 37 Withdrawal of delegation. 38 Schemes: determination of budget shares. 39 Schemes: provision for financial delegation. 40 Initial implementation of delegation requirements under schemes. 41 Extension of delegation requirement under schemes in the case of primary schools. 42 Publication of schemes and financial statements, etc. 42A Certification of statements by Audit Commission. 43 Application of schemes to special schools. 44 Staff employed by the local education authority. 45 Staff at aided schools. 46 Staff: further provisions. 47 Community Schools. 48 New schools. 49 Required financial delegation apart from schemes. 50 Financial statements in respect of schools not covered by statements under section 42. 51 Interpretation of Chapter III and supplementary and consequential provisions. 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Agreements for establishment, etc., of city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts. 106 Prohibition of charges, etc., in maintained schools. 107 Provision for cases where education is provided partly during and partly outside school hours. 108 Recovery of wasted examination fees. 109 Permitted charges. 110 Charges and remissions policies. 111 Charges for board and lodging at boarding schools. 112 Extension of powers as to trusts for religious education. 113 Schemes under the Endowed Schools Acts. 114 Extension of power to require local education authority to defray expenses of establishing controlled school. 115 Power to determine times of school sessions, etc. 116 Provision for delegation of functions by governing bodies of county, voluntary and maintained special schools. 117 Obligation to enter pupils for prescribed public examinations. 118 General and supplementary provisions relating to charges. 119 Interpretation of Part I. 120 121 Initial incorporation of higher education institutions maintained by local authorities. 122 Orders incorporating higher education institutions maintained by local authorities in Wales. 122ZA Orders for further education corporations in England to become higher education corporations 122A Orders transferring further education corporations in Wales to higher education sector. 123 Provisions supplementary to sections 121 to 122A. 123A Principal powers of a higher education corporation in England 123B Supplementary powers of a higher education corporation in England 124 Powers of a higher education corporation in Wales. 124ZA Instrument of government of higher education corporations in England 124ZB Proceedings etc. of higher education corporations in England 124A Constitution and conduct of higher education corporations in Wales. 124B Accounts. 124C Initial and transitional arrangements : Wales. 124D Exercise of Powers by Privy Council. 124E Articles of government: higher education corporations in England 125 Articles of government : higher education corporations in Wales. 125A Charitable status of a higher education corporation. 126 Transfer of property, etc., to higher education corporations. 127 Transfer of staff to higher education corporations. 128 Dissolution of higher education corporations in Wales. 127A Dissolution of higher education corporations in England 129 Designation of institutions. 129A Government and conduct of designated institutions. 129B Designated institutions conducted by companies. 130 Transfer of property, etc., to certain designated institutions. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Payments ...in respect of persons employed in the provision of higher or further education. 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Inspection of accounts. 136 Transfer to Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council of property and staff of NAB. 137 Control of disposals of land. 138 Construction of references to land held for the purposes of an institution. 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Government and conduct of certain further and higher education institutions. 157 Variation of trust deeds, etc. 158 Reports and returns to Secretary of State. 159 Information with respect to educational provision in institutions providing further or higher education. 160 Adjustments of block grant in respect of expenditure on advanced further education. 161 Interpretation of Part II. 162 Abolition of ILEA. 163 New local education authorities for areas in inner London. 164 Extension of functions of London Residuary Body. 165 Development plans for education. 166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Transfers of property, rights and liabilities. 169 Approval of management structure and senior appointments in initial period. 170 Establishment and functions of staff commission. 171 Remuneration of employees. 172 Power to transfer staff. 173 Compensation for loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments. 174 Continuity of employment in certain cases of voluntary transfer. 175 Offers of employment by inner London councils. 176 Provision of services and facilities by London Residuary Body. 177 Repayment by London Residuary Body of loans to ILEA. 178 Liability of London Residuary Body for redundancy and compensation payments. 179 Payment of pensions and pensions increase by London Residuary Body. 180 Custody of residuary property, etc. 181 Power of London Residuary Body to pay compensation. 182 Preparation of ILEA’s final accounts. 183 Directions of Secretary of State. 184 Preparatory expenditure of inner London councils. 185 London Residuary Body: financial provisions. 186 Transitional functions of London Residuary Body in respect of block grant. 187 Winding-up of London Residuary Body. 188 Control of contracts. 189 Control of disposals. 190 Wrongful contracts or disposals. 191 Penalties for contravention of section 188 or 189. 192 Charities. 193 Information and access to documents. 194 Concurrent employment. 195 Continuity of exercise of functions. 196 Interpretation of Part III. 197 Education Assets Board. 198 Transfers under Parts I and II. 199 Loan liabilities excepted from transfer under Part II. 200 Grant-maintained schools: school property. 201 Wrongful disposals. 202 The University Commissioners. 203 Duty of Commissioners. 204 Powers of Commissioners. 205 Procedure for exercise of Commissioners’ powers. 206 Exclusion of visitor’s jurisdiction. 207 Power to make incidental, etc., provisions by Order in Council. 208 Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Grants for the education of travellers and displaced persons. 211 Grants in respect of special provision for immigrants 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Unrecognised degrees. 215 Unrecognised degrees: enforcement. 216 Identification of bodies granting or providing courses for recognised awards etc. 217 Unrecognised degrees: Northern Ireland and Channel Islands. 218 School and further and higher education regulations. 218A Regulations under section 218(6): further provision. 219 Powers of the Secretary of State in relation to certain educational institutions. 220 Extension of functions of Audit Commission. 221 Avoidance of certain contractual terms. 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Superannuation for staff of Further Education Unit. 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Services for schools in other member States providing education for British children. 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Transfer of property to grant-aided institutions in Wales. 229 Power to make different provision for Wales in regulations under the 1944 and 1967 Acts. 230 Stamp duty. 231 Power to make incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary provisions. 232 Orders and regulations. 233 Expenses. 234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 General interpretation. 236 Commencement. 237 Amendments and repeals. 238 Citation, extent etc. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 Transition to Grant-Maintained Status SCHEDULE 6 Courses of Higher Education SCHEDULE 7 Higher education corporations in Wales established before the appointed day SCHEDULE 7A Higher education corporations in Wales established on or after the appointed day: instruments of government made by Privy Council SCHEDULE 8 The Funding Councils and the Assets Board SCHEDULE 9 Determination of Full-time Equivalent Enrolment Numbers SCHEDULE 10 Supplementary Provisions with respect to Transfers SCHEDULE 11 The University Commissioners SCHEDULE 12 Minor and Consequential Amendments SCHEDULE 13 Repeals
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2 The National Curriculum.
(1) The curriculum for every maintained school shall comprise a basic curriculum which includes—
(a) provision for religious education for all registered pupils at the school
(aa) in the case of a secondary school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school;
(ab) in the case of a special school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school who are provided with secondary education; and
(b) a curriculum for all registered pupils at the school of compulsory school age (to be known as the National Curriculum) which meets the requirements of subsection (2) below.
(2) The curriculum referred to in subsection (1)(b) above shall comprise the core and other foundation subjects and specify in relation to each of them—
(a) the knowledge, skills and understanding which pupils of different abilities and maturities are expected to have by the end of each key stage (in this Chapter referred to as attainment targets);
(b) the matters, skills and processes which are required to be taught to pupils of different abilities and maturities during each key stage (in this Chapter referred to as programmes of study); and
(c) the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of each key stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that stage (in this Chapter referred to as assessment arrangements).
(3) Subsection (1)(a) above shall not apply in the case of a maintained special school.
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2 The National Curriculum.
(1) The curriculum for every maintained school shall comprise a basic curriculum which includes—
(a) provision for religious education for all registered pupils at the school
(aa) in the case of a secondary school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school;
(ab) in the case of a special school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school who are provided with secondary education; and
(b) a curriculum for all registered pupils at the school of compulsory school age (to be known as the National Curriculum) which meets the requirements of subsection (2) below.
(2) The curriculum referred to in subsection (1)(b) above shall comprise the core and other foundation subjects and specify in relation to each of them—
(a) the knowledge, skills and understanding which pupils of different abilities and maturities are expected to have by the end of each key stage (in this Chapter referred to as attainment targets);
(b) the matters, skills and processes which are required to be taught to pupils of different abilities and maturities during each key stage (in this Chapter referred to as programmes of study); and
(c) the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of each key stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that stage (in this Chapter referred to as assessment arrangements).
(3) Subsection (1)(a) above shall not apply in the case of a maintained special school.
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