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Flexibility in the secondary curriculum


		11-16 schools

		6th form schools

		Colleges

Flexibility in the secondary curriculum was published in 1999.

It provides information about the flexibility available in the national curriculum up to and including 2000/1. It includes examples of curriculum provision planned to match learners’ needs. Much of it is still relevant.

It contains sections that are pertinent to the new 14-19 agenda, including:

completing programmes of study early
matching learning to pupils’ needs
choice of qualifications
contexts for learning.

The sections on disapplication of national curriculum subjects at key stage 4 have been superseded. Information on the new disapplication arrangements is available.

Also see

> Disapplication of the national curriculum subjects at key stage 4

Documents to download

> Flexibility in the secondary curriculum

QCA Online Shop publications

> Flexibility in the secondary curriculum (QCA ref: QCA/99/477)