Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education Reform Act 1988 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1989.

(2) In this Order:–

“the Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988; and

references to the first, second, third and fourth key stages are references to the periods set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) respectively of section 3(3) of the Act.

Coming into force of certain provisions of the Act

2.  The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedules 1 to 3 to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in column 2 thereof) shall, except as otherwise provided in the said column 1, come into force on the date specified in relation to each Schedule in the following table:–

Miscellaneous

3.  In Schedule 3 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1988(2), for the words“69 to 79” (relating to Schedule 12 to the Act) there shall be substituted the words“69 to 76, 78, 79”.

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st AUGUST 1989

SCHEDULE 2PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st AUGUST 1990

SCHEDULE 3PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st AUGUST 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order, which applies only to pupils at schools in Wales, brings into force on various dates the provisions of section 10(3) of the Education Reform Act 1988 in so far as that subsection applies for the various purposes specified in the Order. Section 10(3) of the 1988 Act imposes duties on local education authorities, governing bodies and head teachers of schools with respect to the teaching of subjects in the National Curriculum.

Section 10(3) is brought into force:–

(a)on 1st August 1989 as regards the core subjects (defined in section 3(1) of the 1988 Act) for pupils in the first three key stages (defined in section 3(3) of the 1988 Act) who do not have a statement of special educational needs under the Education Act 1981 (c. 60);

(b)on 1st August 1990 as regards the core subjects for pupils in the first three key stages who do have a statement of special educational needs;

(c)on 1st August 1990 as regards the other foundation subjects (defined in section 3(2) of the 1988 Act) for all pupils in the first three key stages;

(d)on 1st August 1990 as regards the core subjects for pupils in the first year of the fourth key stage; and

(e)on 1st August 1991 as regards the core subjects in relation to pupils in the second year of the fourth key stage.

Article 3 of the Order amends Schedule 3 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (Commencement No.4) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2271) by deleting the reference to paragraph 77 of Schedule 12 to the Act. That paragraph, amending paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), which extends Section 27 of the Education Act 1980 (c. 20) to enable provision to be made for transitional exemption Orders under the 1975 Act, will accordingly not come into force on 1st April 1989. NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS (This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought or will be brought into force on the dates specified in the following table:–