# The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Article 4: General duty in respect to the curriculum


(1) It shall be the duty of the Board of Governors and principal of every grant-aided school to exercise their functions as respects that school (including, in particular, the functions conferred on them by this Part) with a view to securing that the curriculum for the school satisfies the requirements of this Article.
(2) The curriculum for a grant-aided school satisfies the requirements of this Article if it is a balanced and broadly based curriculum which–
(a) promotes the spiritual, emotional, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of pupils at the school and thereby of society; and
(b) prepares such pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life by equipping them with appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110800419/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-education-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-4
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