Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Subjects at Key Stage 4) Order 1994
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1994/1814 |
| Year | 1994 |
1994 No. 1814
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Subjects at Key Stage 4) Order 1994
Made 7th July 1994
Coming into force 1st August 1994
Having made such arrangements for consultation on their proposals, pursuant tosection 242(1) of the Education Act 19931, as they considered appropriate, the Secretary of State for Education, as respects England, and the Seretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(4)(a) of the Education ReformAct 19882hereby make the following Order in terms of the draft which has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by resolutions of each House of Parliament:
1. This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Subjects at Key Stage 4) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.
2.—(1) Section 3 of the Education Reform Act 19883
is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)
for “subsection (4)” substitute “subsections (2A), (2B) and (4)”.
(3) In subsection (2)(a), omit “istory, geography”.
(4) In subsection (2)(aa), after “stages” insert “history, geography”.
(5) After subsection (2) insert—
“2A In relation to schools in England—
(a) a modern foreign language is not a foundation subject in relation to the fourth key stage before—
(i) 1st August 1996, in the case of pupils entering the first year of the key stage in 1996; and
(ii) 1st August 1997 in the case of all other pupils.
(b) technology is a foundation subject in relation to pupils who entered the first year of the fourth key stage in 1993 but is otherwise not a foundation subject in relation to the fourth key stage before—
(i) 1st August 1996 in the case of pupils entering the first year of the key stage in 1996; and
(ii) 1st August 1997, in the case of all other pupils.
2B In relation to schools in Wales—
(a) a modern foreign language is not a foundation subject in relation to the fourth key stage;
(b) technology is a foundation subject in relation to pupils who entered the first year of the fourth key stage in 1993 but is otherwise not a foundation subject in relation to the fourth key sage.”
John Patten
Secretary of State for Education
6th July 1994
John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
7th July 1994
(This note is not part of the Order)
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