Exceptions to the provisions of the National Curriculum2

In relation to pupils in the first key stage in a class in a school if more than one half of the following subjects namely:–

i

religious education; and

ii

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

are taught (wholly or partly) in Welsh in that class, the following shall not apply:–

a

the provisions of section 10(3) of the Act in so far as they relate to the requirement for English to be taught for a reasonable time during the first key stage; and

b

the provisions of the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in English) Order 19892 in so far as they relate to the specification in relation to English of the attainment targets and programmes of study for pupils in the first key stage.