E Bacc Cert

[DaisyNonna]

What now happens to the pupils who have already embarked upon the tjhe English Baccalaureate Certificate? Their options of subjects to be studied were restricted by this certificate. Now it appears that their choices were not necessarily what they wanted to study but had to be chosen to fit in with a certificate that is not going to happen.

[sherrardk]

I thought it wasn't going to be implemented until September 2015 for first certification in July 2017 so it's not a problem.

[rockyracoon]

I thought the Bacc was just english, maths and science which are compulsory anyway.

[DaisyNonna]

Granddaughter's school already working towards it with some pupils taking a subject a year early.

[rockyracoon]

Is it more than english, maths and science then?

[boxtops]

My understanding's the same as rocky's. they will be completing those subjects anyway.

[Buenchico]

>>>I thought the Bacc was just english, maths and science

. . . PLUS a modern language AND either History or Geography.

Anyway, schools have nearly always placed restrictions upon the options that can be studied in Years 10 and 11. For example, pupils would have to select at least one social science, plus at least one pure science and at least one arts subject. That has always been done (nominally) on the grounds of ensuring that young people get a broad education; however simply matching the number of pupils taking a particular subject to the number of teachers available for that subject also has a great deal to do with it!

[rockyracoon]

Thank you Chris. The school my children go to offer the Bacc in the way you have outlined, they have done for a while now, but I was under the impression that the new, now defunct Bacc was to be just the three subjects.

Ah well, they say you learn something new everyday. :)

[sherrardk]

Isn't it the case that some schools offer (and will continue to do so) the international baccalaureate which is different to the proposed courses which have now been binned?

[rockyracoon]

Sherr, I think that might be the one offered at the school my kids go to.