Education Act 2002

105 Curriculum requirements for first, second and third key stages E+W

(1) For the first, second and third key stages, the National Curriculum for Wales shall comprise the core and other foundation subjects specified in subsections (2) and (3) and shall specify attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements in relation to each of those subjects for each stage.

(2) The following are the core subjects for the first, second and third key stages—

(a) mathematics,

(b) English,

(c) science, and

(d) in relation to Welsh-speaking schools, Welsh.

(3) The following are the other foundation subjects for the first, second and third key stages—

(a) technology,

(b) physical education,

(c) history,

(d) geography,

(e) art,

(f) music,

(g) Welsh, if the school is not a Welsh-speaking school, and

(h) in relation to the third key stage, a modern foreign language.

(4) In this section “modern foreign language” means a modern foreign language specified in an order made by the National Assembly for Wales or, if the order so provides, any modern foreign language.

(5) An order under subsection (4) may—

(a) specify circumstances in which a language is not to be treated as a foundation subject for the third key stage, and

(b) provide for the determination under the order of any question arising as to whether a particular language is a modern foreign language.

(6) The National Assembly for Wales may by order amend subsections (2) to (5).

(7) For the purposes of this section a school is Welsh-speaking if more than one half of the following subjects are taught (wholly or partly) in Welsh—

(a) religious education, and

(b) the subjects other than English and Welsh which are foundation subjects in relation to pupils at the school.

(8) In this section “school” includes part of a school.