COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS

PART 1 Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4

Sections 4-18 insert new provisions into the Education Act 2002

Section 6 Authorities with more than one local curriculum (section 116C of the Education Act 2002)

26.This section applies where a local authority forms more than one local curriculum under section 116A of the Education Act 2002 (as inserted by section 4 of this Measure).

27.Subsection (2) requires local education authorities to designate the maintained secondary schools to which each local curriculum applies. Under the provisions described below, the registered pupils of a maintained secondary school then have the right to elect to follow courses of study included within the local curriculum for their school.