C1Part 6The curriculum in England
General duties in respect of the curriculum
I178 General requirements in relation to curriculum
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The curriculum for a maintained school or maintained nursery 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 pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
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79 Duty to implement general requirements
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The Secretary of State shall exercise his functions with a view to securing that the curriculum for every maintained school or maintained nursery school satisfies the requirements of section 78.
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Every F7local authority in England shall exercise their functions with a view to securing that the curriculum for every maintained school or maintained nursery school which they maintain satisfies the requirements of section 78.
3
The governing body and head teacher of every maintained school or maintained nursery school shall exercise their functions with a view to securing that the curriculum for the school satisfies the requirements of section 78.
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The functions referred to in subsections (1) to (3) include in particular—
a
functions conferred by this Part in relation to the National Curriculum for England, and
b
except in relation to maintained nursery schools F3..., functions relating to religious education and religious worship.
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In exercising any function which may affect the provision of sex education in maintained schools, every F7local authority in England shall have regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under section 403(1A) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).
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Except to the extent provided in subsection (6), nothing in this section shall be taken to impose duties on a F7local authority with regard to sex education.
80 Basic curriculum for every maintained school in England
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The curriculum for every maintained school in England shall comprise a basic curriculum which includes—
a
provision for religious education for all registered pupils at the school (in accordance with such of the provisions of Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) as apply in relation to the school),
b
a curriculum for all registered pupils at the school F5who have ceased to be young children for the purposes of Part 1 of the Childcare Act 2006 but are not over compulsory school age (known as “the National Curriculum for England”),
c
in the case of a secondary school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school, and
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Subsection (1)(a) does not apply—
a
in relation to F6pupils who are under compulsory school age , or
b
in the case of a maintained special school (provision as to religious education in special schools being made by regulations under section 71(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998).
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The Secretary of State may by order—
a
amend subsection (1) so as to add further requirements (otherwise than in relation to religious education or sex education),
b
amend subsection (1)(b) by substituting for the reference to compulsory school age (or to any age specified there by virtue of this paragraph) a reference to such other age as may be specified in the order, and
c
amend any provision included in subsection (1) by virtue of paragraph (a) of this subsection.
Pt. 6 modified (E.) (temp. from 1.10.2002) by The Education Act 2002 (Modification of Provisions) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2316), reg. 4