There are not enough teachers to teach the mandatory
Ebacc modern foreign language.
Not exact matches
The
Ebacc is a new performance measure that requires pupils to study English, maths, science, a
modern foreign language and history or geography.
«The minister is very committed to
modern foreign languages — it's part of the
EBacc.
After the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (
EBacc), which requires every current year 7 to study English, maths, science, history or geography and a
modern foreign language until they are 16, there was an initial increase in the proportion of pupils taking a
language at GCSE, but this number has now stagnated.
The government is yet to publish the findings of a consultation into the viability of the pledge, but concerns have also been raised about teacher recruitment to meet potential demand in
EBacc subjects, particularly in
modern foreign languages.
The aim was to make it applicable to all subjects (although six
EBacc subjects: English, mathematics, science, geography, history and
modern foreign languages are exemplified) and, whilst aimed at Key Stage 3, it can be adapted for use across all key stages.
Require all pupils to take GCSEs in the English Baccalaureate (
EBacc) subjects — English, maths, science, a
modern foreign language, and history or geography This was supposed to start for the current year 8s.
Nearly 3,500 extra
language teachers must be found to meet the government's demand that
modern foreign languages are included in the English Baccalaureate (
EBacc), an almost 40 per cent increase on the number first announced by data experts.
Schools will have to find more than 2,000 «missing» teachers to meet the government's demand for the inclusion of a
modern foreign language in the English Baccalaureate (
EBacc), Schools Week can exclusively reveal.