Part I Schools
Chapter I The Curriculum
Duties with respect to certain requirements
C1C210 Duties with respect to certain requirements.
1
Subject to section 9 of this Act, in relation to any maintained school (other than a maintained special school) and any school year it shall be the duty of the local education authority and the governing body to exercise their functions with a view to securing, and the duty of the head teacher to secure—
a
that all pupils in attendance at the school take part in the daily collective worship required by section 6 of this Act; and
b
that religious education is given in accordance with the provision for such education included in the school’s basic curriculum by virtue of section 2(1)(a) of this Act.
2
In relation to any maintained school and any school year it shall be the duty of the local education authority and the governing body to exercise their functions with a view to securing, and the duty of the head teacher to secure—
a
that the National Curriculum as subsisting at the beginning of that year is implemented; and
b
that section 5 of this Act is not contravened.
C33
In relation to any time before the beginning of the school year following the establishment of the National Curriculum so far as relating to a particular subject and a particular key stage, subsection (2)(a) above shall have effect as if that Curriculum required that subject to be taught for a reasonable time during that stage.