# The Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2000, Regulation 3: Cases and circumstances in which directions may be given


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where the head teacher of a maintained school is of the opinion in the case of any registered pupil at the school that, because of his inability to follow the National Curriculum, it is not for the time being appropriate to offer him the National Curriculum as it would otherwise apply to him, he may give a direction of the kind referred to in regulation 4.
(2) A head teacher shall not give a direction if circumstances that give rise to that opinion are indicative of a need for the pupil to be assessed under section 323 of the 1996 Act, with a view to the making or amending of a statement of special education needs in respect of him, unless he has first consulted the local education authority and the responsible authority (if different).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2121/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-england-regulations-2000/regulation-3
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