Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with state school representatives before removing funding for the International Baccalaureate from 2026.

​​Whilst the department will be reprioritising the large programme uplift funding element, which is part of the 16 to 19 funding formula from the year 2026/27 academic year, the International Baccalaureate (IB) remains a fundable qualification.

​Department funded providers offering the IB will continue to receive 16 to 19 education funding, it remains the choice of the institution to decide if they wish to offer larger programmes including the IB.