Education: English Baccalaureate
Debate between Lord Hill of Oareford and Lord Jones
Monday 22nd October 2012
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose that all young people will be able to study for the new English baccalaureate certificate.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford)
My Lords, we expect that everyone who now sits a GCSE should be able to sit the new English baccalaureate certificate. Although it will be more challenging than the current GCSEs, we believe that all children with a good education should be able to achieve it. We have also moved to strengthen vocational qualifications, increase the number of UTCs and studio schools and set an expectation that young people who are not secure in English or maths at the age of 16 will continue to study towards that qualification post-16.