School leaders have warned against sudden changes to secondary education without sufficient resources after Lords called for reforms including an end to the English baccalaureate (EBacc).
The House of Lords committee on education for 11-16 year olds warned today that the system is “too focused” on academic learning and written exams.
The cross-party report argued ministers’ emphasis on a knowledge-rich approach had “overloaded” the curriculum with content.
It also said the government should abandon the EBacc measure – which measures schools on the proportion of pupils entering a suite of five subject areas – entirely.
