Part 4Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England
Chapter 2Schools providing for special educational needs
Non-maintained special schools in England
I1143Right of sixth-form pupils to opt out of religious worship
1
Section 342 of the Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (5) insert—
5A
Regulations shall make provision for securing that, so far as practicable, every pupil attending a school in England that is approved under this section—
a
receives religious education unless withdrawn from receiving such education in accordance with the wishes of the pupil's parent, and
b
attends religious worship unless withdrawn from attendance at such worship—
i
in the case of a sixth-form pupil, in accordance with the pupil's own wishes, and
ii
in any other case, in accordance with the wishes of the pupil's parent.
5B
In subsection (5A) “a sixth-form pupil” means a pupil who—
a
has ceased to be of compulsory school age, and
b
is receiving education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age.
3
In subsection (6) for “special school” substitute “
school in Wales that is
”
.