Consultation outcome

Implementing the English Baccalaureate

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 3 November 2015
• Last updated: 19 July 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Implementing the English Baccalaureate

Ref: DFE-00186-2017

PDF, 474 KB, 31 pages

Detail of outcome

Government response to the consultation, including a summary of responses received and details of next steps.

You can also read the related ‘English Baccalaureate: equality analysis’ and ‘Trends in arts subjects in schools with increased EBacc entry’.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views about the government’s proposals on how to get at least 90% of pupils to take GCSEs in the EBacc subjects.

This consultation ran from
1pm on 3 November 2015 to 5pm on 29 January 2016

Consultation description

We would like your views on:

• what factors schools should consider when deciding that a pupil shouldn’t take all the GCSE subjects for the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
• proposed changes to the range of data we publish about school performance
• the challenges of implementing the EBacc, including teacher recruitment
• the impact of these proposals on pupils with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

Documents

Consultation on implementing the English Baccalaureate

PDF, 897 KB, 35 pages

Published 3 November 2015
Last updated 19 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 19 July 2017

   Added the government response.

2. 3 November 2015

   First published.