Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering plans for reforms including a new British baccalaureate.
Rishi Sunak was accused of creating confusion in the education system following reports he plans to establish a new style of British baccalaureate in which pupils would study more subjects after the age of 16.
The substantial A-level reform would see English and maths become compulsory until the age of 18, while pupils would be required to study a wider array of subjects in post-16 education, newspapers including The Times and Daily Telegraph reported. Sir Keir said: “This is speculation and, yet again, we’ve got the Prime Minister introducing uncertainty about what’s going to happen.“And I think many parents hearing this will be saying, look at the moment we don’t have enough maths teachers in our secondary schools. At the moment many schools are closed or not functioning properly because the roofs might fall in.
A Department for Education spokesman said: “Since 2010 we have made huge progress in driving up school standards and giving young people the best start in life, with record funding for schools and more full-time teachers than ever before.
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