In recent years, the Department for Education has used the term ‘English Baccalaureate’ to describe a programme of study that includes English, mathematics, a science (including Computer Science), a language and either history or geography.

Nationally, there is increasingly an expectation that students will study a Humanities subject (history or geography) and a language as well as the core subjects, and it is the government’s intent that 75% of students will start to study the English Baccalaureate in September 2022. We feel that it is important that our students and parents are aware of this and take this into consideration when making their choices.

In line with this, and as part of our longstanding commitment to a broad and balanced high-quality curriculum, we expect all students to study:

• English and mathematics
• Science (combined or triple award)
• At least one additional subject from the English Baccalaureate
• Two to three further subjects that provide a broad and balanced curriculum

In addition, all our students continue to receive Core PE and Wider Curriculum lessons, but these subjects are not examined.

The DfE has produced a document for parents, accessed here,  which underlines the importance of following a combination of English Baccalaureate subjects.