Childcare Act 2006

Section 48

SCHEDULE 1E+WAmendments relating to the curriculum

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

InterpretationE+W

1E+WIn this Schedule “the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

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Textual Amendments

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Education Act 2002 (c. 32)E+W

3(1)Section 76 of the 2002 Act (interpretation of Part 6) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For the definition of “assessment arrangements” substitute—

assessment arrangements”, in relation to a key stage, means the arrangements for assessing pupils in respect of that stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets for that stage;.

(3)Omit the definitions of “early learning goals”, “the foundation stage”, and “pupil”.

(4)In the definition of “school year”, omit the words from “and has a corresponding” to the end.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

4E+WOmit section 77 of the 2002 Act (meaning of “nursery education” and related expressions).

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

5E+WIn section 78 of the 2002 Act (general requirements in relation to the curriculum), omit subsection (2).

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

6(1)Section 79 of the 2002 Act (duty to implement general requirements) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

(1)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.

(2)Every local education 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)In subsection (4)(b), omit the words from “or the” to “nursery school”.

(4)Omit subsection (5).

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

7(1)Section 80 of the 2002 Act (basic curriculum for maintained school) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1)(b), for “who have attained the age of three” substitute “ who have ceased to be young children for the purposes of Part 1 of the Childcare Act 2006 ”.

(3)In subsection (2)(a), for “a nursery class in a primary school” substitute “ pupils who are under compulsory school age ”.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

8E+WOmit section 81 of the 2002 Act (the foundation stage).

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

9E+WOmit section 83 of the 2002 Act (curriculum requirements for the foundation stage).

Commencement Information

I8Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

10(1)Section 87 of the 2002 Act (establishment of National Curriculum by order) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For subsection (1) substitute—

(1)The Secretary of State shall so exercise the powers conferred by subsection (3) as to revise the National Curriculum for England whenever he considers it necessary or expedient to do so.

(3)Omit subsection (2).

(4)In subsection (4), omit—

(a)“(2) or”,

(b)in paragraph (a), the words “the foundation stage or” and “educational programme or”, and

(c)in paragraph (b), the words from “(or the timetables” to “education)”.

(5)In subsection (5), omit “(2) or”.

(6)Omit subsection (6).

(7)In subsection (8), omit “(2)(c) or”.

(8)In subsection (10), omit—

(a)“(6) or”, and

(b)in paragraph (a) the words from “or” to “provided”.

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Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

11E+WOmit section 89 of the 2002 Act (implementation in respect of nursery schools etc.).

Commencement Information

I10Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

12(1)Section 90 of the 2002 Act (development work and experiments) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1), omit “or maintained nursery school”.

(3)In subsection (3), omit “or a maintained nursery school”.

Commencement Information

I11Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

13E+WIn section 93 of the 2002 Act (temporary exceptions for individual pupils), in subsections (1) and (5), omit “or maintained nursery school”.

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

14E+WIn section 94 of the 2002 Act (information concerning directions under section 93), in subsection (4)(a), omit “or maintained nursery school”.

Commencement Information

I13Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

15E+WIn section 96 of the 2002 Act (procedure for making certain orders and regulations), in subsection (1)(a)—

(a)omit “83(3)”, and

(b)for “87(2)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b)” substitute “ 87(3)(a) or (b) ”.

Commencement Information

I14Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)

16E+WIn section 210 of the 2002 Act (orders and regulations)—

(a)omit subsection (3)(c), and

(b)in subsection (5)(b), for “87(2)(c) or (3)(c)” substitute “ 87(3)(c) ”.

Commencement Information

I15Sch. 1 para. 16 in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)