What has Progress 8 done for the creative subjects?
There has been a small decrease in the proportion of young people entered for one or more qualifications in creative subjects since Progress 8 was introduced in 2016. But is Progress 8 to blame?
There has been a small decrease in the proportion of young people entered for one or more qualifications in creative subjects since Progress 8 was introduced in 2016. But is Progress 8 to blame?
What do the long-term trends tell us?
A look at what subjects pupils might take in its absence
How have entry numbers in EBacc subjects and other subjects changed since 2012?
Schools Week last week published a handy summary of Ofqual’s release of summer 2017 examination entry statistics. It notes that entries in EBacc subjects have risen whilst entries in other subjects have fallen. This raises the question of whether the EBacc is crowding other subjects out of the curriculum. In defence of the EBacc, Schools [...]