During the past week ministers have been trailing the plans and official confirmation came in a DfE statement issued ahead of a speech by education secretary Nicky Morgan on Tuesday (June 16).
The statement said: “Pupils starting secondary school this September must study the key English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects of English, maths, science, history or geography, and a language at GCSE.”
In implementing the plans, the DfE has pledged to “listen closely to the views of teachers, headteachers, and parents” – but details of this potential consultation have not been published.
No details have been published either of how schools will be held accountable – although it is likely that the EBacc will now become a headline measure within league tables. It has also been reported that Ofsted will be asked to mark schools down if they are not entering pupils for EBacc subjects.
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