Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision for the National Curriculum for England to be disapplied, with exceptions, for all key stages for the school year 2013 to 2014.

The exceptions to the disapplication are for the core subjects (mathematics, English and science) for the first key stage and for the third and fourth years of the second key stage.

They also provide for the programmes of study for the core subjects to be disapplied for the fourth key stage for the school year 2014 to 2015.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses or civil society organisations. The instrument has a minimal impact on the public sector.