Education and training
28.—(1) Arrangements shall be made at a centre for the education and training of each trainee according to his age and his personal needs as assessed and recorded in his training plan under rule 27 of these Rules.
(2) Those arrangements shall be such as to ensure the participation of each trainee in education or training courses for at least 25 hours a week.
(3) The activities provided under this rule shall, so far as practicable, be such as will foster personal responsibility and a trainee’s interests and skills and help him to prepare for his return to the community.
(4) In the case of a trainee who is of compulsory school age, the curriculum shall be appropriate to his age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs he may have, and shall as far as possible reflect the requirements of the National Curriculum within the meaning of the Education Act 1996.