Section 1 Duties with respect to the curriculum.C1

England and Wales

(1)

It shall be the duty—

(a)

of the Secretary of State as respects every maintained school;

(b)

of every local education authority as respects every school maintained by them; and

(c)

of every governing body or head teacher of a maintained school as respects that school;

to exercise their functions (including, in particular, the functions conferred on them by this Chapter with respect to religious education, religious worship and the National Curriculum) with a view to securing that the curriculum for the school satisfies the requirements of this section.

(2)

The curriculum for a maintained 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 such pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Annotations

Modifications

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S. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653. reg. 42(1), Sch. Pt.I

Ss. 1-25 (Pt. I) except ss. 2(1)(a), 6, 9(3)-(10), 10(1) applied (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg.9

Notes on Part I

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. I (ss. 1-119) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583, Sch. 38 Pt.I, Sch. 39.