Regulation 7 Disapplication of the National Curriculum
The provisions of the National Curriculum specified in this regulation shall not apply to a pupil at Key Stage 4 in the following circumstances—
the pupil is participating in an extended work-related learning programme; or
the pupil, in the opinion of the head teacher, would benefit educationally from their disapplication.
The head teacher may determine in the case of a pupil to whom paragraph 1(a) applies that the provisions of the National Curriculum regarding one or two of the following subjects should not apply to him:
modern foreign language;
design and technology;
science.
The head teacher may determine in the case of a pupil to whom paragraph 1(b) applies that the requirements of the National Curriculum regarding one or both of the following subjects should not apply to him:
modern foreign language;
design and technology.
In no circumstances shall these Regulations permit a pupil to have more than two of the subjects referred to in paragraph (2) disapplied in relation to him.