{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-88",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/32",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002",
  "path": "section/88",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "88",
  "heading": "Implementation of the National Curriculum for England in schools",
  "text": "(1) In relation to any maintained school and any school year—\n(a) the local authority and the governing body shall exercise their functions with a view to securing, and\n(b) the head teacher shall secure,\nthat the National Curriculum for England as subsisting at the beginning of that year is implemented.\nThis subsection does not apply in relation to assessment arrangements.\n(1A) In relation to any maintained school—\n(a) the local authority and the governing body must exercise their functions with a view to securing, and\n(b) the head teacher must secure,\nthat the assessment arrangements specified for the time being in the National Curriculum for England are implemented.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 88(1): s. 88 renumbered as s. 88(1) (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 156(1), 173(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 88(1) inserted (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 156(1), 173(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 88(1A) inserted (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 156(2), 173(1)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "s. 88 renumbered as s. 88(1)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2006/40",
      "affecting_title": "Education and Inspections Act 2006"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2006/40",
      "affecting_title": "Education and Inspections Act 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/88",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:01.287129+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}