# Education Act 2002, Section 78: General requirements in relation to curriculum

Extent: E+W

(1) The curriculum for a maintained school or maintained nursery school satisfies the requirements of this section if it is a balanced and broadly based curriculum which—
(a) promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and
(b) prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/78 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-78
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