Part 7The curriculum in Wales

The National Curriculum for Wales

106 Curriculum requirements for fourth key stage

(1)

For the fourth key stage, the National Curriculum for Wales shall comprise the core and other foundation subjects and specify attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements in relation to each of them.

(2)

The following are the core subjects for the fourth key stage—

(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 fourth key stage—

(a)

physical education, and

(b)

Welsh, if the school is not a Welsh-speaking school.

(4)

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.

(5)

In this section “school” includes part of a school.