Recommendation of the National Curriculum review

I'm delighted to see the demise of the fake qualification - the Ebacc.

I'm delighted to see the demise of the fake qualification - the Ebacc.

I'm delighted to see the demise of the fake qualification - the Ebacc.

What's your problem with it? As an international student, it seemed like a fairly useful qualification. We don't have an equivalent here.

No Uni required it or preferred it - it was always meaningless.
It was a clumsy attempt to unsure that all GCSE students took a foreign language and three sciences etc - but they then didnt fund the training or recruitment of the extra subject teachers. Typical Tory headlining with no substance.

Do you mean ensure or unsure?

No Uni required it or preferred it - it was always meaningless.
It was a clumsy attempt to unsure that all GCSE students took a foreign language and three sciences etc - but they then didnt fund the training or recruitment of the extra subject teachers. Typical Tory headlining with no substance.

Do GCSE students not have to take a foreign language?!
Most uni courses here require us to have English, Irish and a foreign language lol 😵*💫😵*💫

And why do you think that taking a foreign language makes you a better Chemistry student for example?
There is no evidence that it does, and wouldn't it be better that someone with no aptitude for languages did another subject where they were more likely to get a better grade, and actually enjoy what they were studying?

I don't think it makes you a better chem student lol

Having to take a MFL is also a huge barrier for anyone with dyslexia or a related SEN. No uni in England requires a MFL, except for a language degree of course.
Why is Geog or History 'more valuable' than RE or Music or DT [we need designers] - it was always nonsense. It was actually introduced as a measure for the cohort that had already sat their GCSEs and of course there were cohorts already half way through their GCSEs too and another cohort about to start in Year 10.

Do they not get exemptions for the language-y stuff????
People with dyslexia and related and such disorders get exemptions from all languages and are permitted to additional help ie laptops, personal scribes, the like. Our govt emphasises supporting everyone in their educational journey regardless of additional needs bro 😵*💫
Geography is a key skill though 🤣🤣 I find a lot of people these days NEED IT
RE is quite topical here and non-catholics are permitted to skip it in most schools.

It was never compulsory for all schools to adopt EBacc as a GCSE format, and actually very few did, or they later abandoned it when they realised how restrictive it was. This proposed move by the Labour government is to totally dump it and readjust the mindset away from narrow choice models.