Definitions for "Disapplication"
Disapplication is an exceptional provision and is to be used at the discretion of the head teacher and governors based on pupils needs. Schools may disapply particular national curriculum subjects to enable them to include specified learning programmes in a pupil's curriculum that would not be possible alongside the full national curriculum. The specified purposes are: to allow a pupil to participate in extended work-related learning; to allow a pupil to emphasise a curriculum area in which he/she has strengths; to allow a pupil making significantly less progress than pupils of his/her age to consolidate learning across the curriculum.
Every child in a state school is expected to be engaged in the entire National Curriculum. If part or all of the curriculum is removed or temporarily lifted for a particular child, this is called disapplication (see also Modification)
A term used where National Curriculum requirements may not apply to a pupil.