The English Baccalaureate (the e-bacc)

Last year the government launched a new qualification for students who achieve a grade 'C' or above in a minimum of 5 subjects, which must include all of the following:

  • English
  • Maths
  • A Science
  • A Humanity (either History or Geography only)
  • A Foreign Language (any recognised MFL, Classical Greek or Hebrew).

Currently there are no plans we are aware of from any college or university, including those in The Russell Group, to use the e-bacc as a measure of success or for selection to higher education.

It is used as one of a number of measures to gauge schools' performance. As such, our Options system allows students to take all of the courses to qualify for the e-bacc if they wish to, but this is an individual choice for each student and their parents / carers. The school does not require students to follow the e-bacc. Many students will be glad to be able to select freely from the full range of courses on offer, to tailor the curriculum to suit their career aspirations, their personal interests and their preferred learning styles.

For further advice and guidance, students can see their Form Tutor, their Year-Team Leader, any Member of the school's Senior Leadership team or our Careers specialist, Ms Hayward. Curriculum Team Leaders can offer advice on subject specific questions and the websites listed in the Careers Advice section of this booklet are useful places to look for general and more detailed Careers information.