(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.