(1)    These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2)    These Regulations apply to maintained schools in England.

(3)    In these Regulations “the 2003 Regulations” means the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) Regulations 2003.

(1)    Subject to regulation 3, the 2003 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)    In regulation 7—

(a)    in paragraph (1) for “in the following circumstances” substitute “where”;

(b)    for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) substitute the following—

“(a)    the pupil is participating in an extended work-related learning programme.”;

(c)    omit sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1);

(d)    for paragraph (2) substitute the following—

“(2)    The head teacher may determine in the case of a pupil to whom sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) applies that the provisions of the National Curriculum regarding science should not apply to him.”;

(e)    omit paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3)    In regulation 10 for “programmes of study in modern foreign languages, design and technology or science” substitute the following—

“the programme of study in science”.

The 2003 Regulations shall continue to apply to a pupil who immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations is in the fourth key stage as if regulation 2 above had not been made.

David Miliband

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

4th February 2004

With effect from 1st August 2004, these Regulations amend the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) Regulations 2003. These Regulations limit the circumstances in which an exception to the provisions of the National Curriculum may be made for a pupil (regulation 2). An exception may only be made in the case of a pupil participating in an extended work-related programme, and only in respect of science.