C1Part V The Curriculum
Chapter IV Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
Courses leading to external qualifications
400 Courses leading to external qualifications.
1
No course of study leading to a qualification authenticated by an outside person shall be provided for pupils of compulsory school age by or on behalf of a maintained school unless—
a
the qualification is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State or by a designated body, and
b
subsection (2) is satisfied.
2
This subsection is satisfied if either—
a
a syllabus provided by the outside person for the purposes of the course is for the time being approved by a designated body, or
b
criteria provided by the outside person for determining a syllabus for the purposes of the course are for the time being so approved.
3
An approval under this section may be given either generally or in relation to particular cases.
4
In relation to any maintained school—
a
the local education authority and the governing body shall exercise their functions with a view to securing, and
b
the head teacher shall secure,
that subsection (1) is not contravened.
5
In this section—
“designated” means designated by the Secretary of State, and
“outside person”, in relation to a school, means a person other than a member of staff of the school.
Pt. V (ss. 350-410) modified (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2262, reg. 57