Following the foundation stage, which begins when children reach the age of three and is completed at the end of the reception year, the National Curriculum is a legal requirement. The subjects of the National Curriculum are English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, Information and Communication Technology, History, Geography, Art and Design, Music, Physical Education and for secondary age pupils, Modern Foreign Languages and from September 2002, Citizenship. Schools are also required to teach Religious Education, although this is not part of the National Curriculum and Careers Education must be provided for pupils in Years 9, 10 and 11. From September 2000 new regulations allow schools more flexibility to meet the needs of identified pupils in years 10 and 11 as long as they adhere closely to specified criteria.