UK EDUCATION
School performance measures Back in 2010, the government introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). This is not to be confused with the International Baccalaureate, the globally recognised continuum of learning which results in a highly regarded end-of-school diploma that can be used for entry into higher education. The English Baccalaureate is a
performance measure for schools, which shows the proportion of pupils in a school entering and achieving good GCSEs in English, mathematics, science, history or geography, and a foreign language. Since 2010, the proportion of pupils
entering the EBacc has risen from 22 per cent in 2010 to 39 per cent in 2015, and the proportion of pupils achieving the EBacc has risen from 15 per cent to 24 per cent over the same period. It is the government’s ambition that
90 per cent of pupils in mainstream secondary schools should enter the EBacc. The government is also introducing
measures that look at the progress pupils make between specific academic milestones. For secondary-school pupils, the government is introducing the Progress 8 performance measure, which will aim to capture the progress a pupil makes from the end of primary school to
the end of secondary school across eight subjects. As Theresa May said in her speech on
education reform, “We are facing a moment of great change as a nation. As we leave the European Union, we must define an ambitious new role for ourselves in the world. That involves asking ourselves what kind of country we want to be: a confident, global trading nation that continues to play its full part on the world stage.” It is clear that the new Conservative
leadership plans to place education at the heart of its vision for a post-Brexit UK, with plans to offer a range of education provision that, in the words of Mrs May, “caters to the individual needs and abilities of every pupil”.
For globally mobile families seeking
school places, the continued assistance of leading British independent schools and the promise of an increase of quality school provision can only be a good thing. However, choosing can be tricky when faced with so many options. Relocate Global sets out the facts
and offers expert advice from education consultants,
education writers, and
school leaders in its raft of education and relocation resources. Take a look at our Guide to International Education & Schools, and watch out for our forthcoming Guide to Education & Schools in the UK, which covers everything you need to know about choosing a new school be it grammar, comprehensive, independent or international.
Guide to EDUCATION & SCHOOL S IN THE UK
Re:locate Global’s new Guide to Education & Schools in the UK is an invaluable resource for relocating parents, HR, global managers, employers and relocation professionals. Published October 2016. View online at
relocateglobal.com
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