Impending league table reforms could be “wasted” if Conservative plans to force every pupil to take the EBacc are realised.
This is the message from school leaders after education secretary Nicky Morgan revealed plans to effectively make the EBacc mandatory if the Conservatives win the next election.
The EBacc, which comprises A* to C GCSE passes in maths, English, a science, a language, and geography or history, is currently a league table measure that schools, if they choose, can ignore.
However, in an interview with the Telegraph last week, Ms Morgan said that there should be a “presumption” that all children should study the EBacc subjects.
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