The Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013

Made: 22nd August 2013

Coming into force: 1st September 2014

The Secretary of State now makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st September 2014.

Amendment of section 84 of the Education Act 2002

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In section 84 of the Education Act 2002 (curriculum requirements for first, second and third key stages)—

• (a) after paragraph (g) of subsection (3) (but before the “and” following it) insert—

(ga) in relation to the second key stage, a foreign language,

• (b) for subsection (4) substitute—

(A4) In paragraph (ga) of subsection (3) “foreign language” means – (a) a foreign language specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection, or (b) if the order provides that any foreign language is a foreign language for the purposes of this subsection, any foreign language; (4) In sub-paragraph (ii) of subsection (3)(h) “modern foreign language” means – (a) a modern foreign language specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection, or (b) if the order provides that any modern foreign language is a modern foreign language for the purposes of this subsection, any modern foreign language.

• (c) in subsection (5) after “subsection” insert “(A4) or”; and

• (d) in paragraph (b) of subsection (5) for “modern foreign language” substitute “foreign language or modern foreign language, as the case may be”.

Signed

Elizabeth Truss — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Education — 22nd August 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends section 84 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) to add a foreign language as a foundation subject in the National Curriculum for England for the second key stage. The Order also amends subsections (4) and (5) so as to enable foreign languages to be specified by order for the purposes of subsection (4).

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations is foreseen. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 c. 32. Section 96 is substituted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21).