Education (Grants) (Music, Ballet and Choir Schools) (England) Regulations 2001

Part VI Field Study Courses

25.—(1) In this paragraph a field study course means a course of field study (provided by the school or otherwise) which forms part of a normal course of study at a school for the examinations for the General Certificate of Secondary Education, the General Certificate of Education advanced level, the Advanced Subsidiary, the Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education or other examinations comparable to any of them, being examinations in—

(a) archaeology

(b) biology,

(c) botany,

(d) geography,

(e) geology,

(f) modern languages at advanced level (or equivalent),

(g) theatre studies,

(h) zoology, or

(i) any other subject approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State,

and a reference to a relevant examination shall be construed accordingly.

(2) A school shall remit the whole of any charges they would otherwise make in respect of the participation in a field study course of an aided pupil if—

(a) he is a candidate or a prospective candidate for a relevant examination, and

(b) his parents are entitled, under paragraph 14 or 15, to remission of fees, in whole or in part, for the school year in which the course is held.