# The Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 7: Disapplication of the National Curriculum


(1) The provisions of the National Curriculum specified in this regulation shall not apply to a pupil at Key Stage 4 in the following circumstances—
(a) the pupil is participating in an extended work-related learning programme; or
(b) the pupil, in the opinion of the head teacher, would benefit educationally from their disapplication.
(2) 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:
(a) modern foreign language;
(b) design and technology;
(c) science.
(3) 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:
(a) modern foreign language;
(b) design and technology.
(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/252/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-exceptions-at-key-stage-4-england-regulations-2003/regulation-7
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