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Just under a fifth of the 1,709 responses to the question mentioned funding and the resources that could be needed to teach more pupils EBacc subjects.
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The provisional school results will include performance measures such as the percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalents at A * to C, the percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), and the Attainment 8 scores, showing average achievement across eight subjects, including English and maths, for those schools that have opted into the new accountability system a year early.
The data also reveals that more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, SEN pupils and pupils on free school meals are being entered for EBacc subjects since last year — helping ensure pupils have the knowledge and skills they need for future success.
The number of schools with pupils enrolled on EBacc subjects more than doubled over the eighteen months from its introduction, which illustrates the profound influence of the EBacc on school behaviour.
Their comments come amidst the government push for a more «academic» curriculum, with the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which requires pupils to study subjects such as English, Maths, Sciences and a language, but omits many creative subjects.
However, the report says that the government needs to acknowledge that at the same time, the EBacc and Progress 8 have «brought increased pressure on arts subjects» and to «consider the impact which reduced access to the arts is likely to have both on pupils and on the creative industries more widely».
The research also examined whether pupils had taken «EBacc» subjects for GCSE, and found pupils studying them were more likely to stay in education after 16.
Commenting on the release yesterday of secondary school performance data for England in 2015/16, teachers union NAHT says pupils who would be more suited to a broader range of GCSE subjects are not being served well by having their subjects restricted by EBacc.
«Last summer's results showed thousands more students taking GCSEs in arts or music subjects compared to the previous year and the percentage of pupils in state - funded school with at least one arts GCSE has increased since the EBacc was introduced.
+ + Number of arts GCSEs per pupil up since introduction of the EBacc + + + + The more arts GCSEs students do, the better their schools perform + + + + Charity calls for arts organisation to set up schools that marry arts with academics + +
More pupils are being entered into «traditional» subjects such as maths and science in response to the Ebacc, Ofqual boss Glenys Stacey has claimed.
When the Progress 8 measure for schools was implemented in 2016, we saw an increase of more than 10 percentage points in the proportion of pupils entered for four of the EBacc subjects (English, maths, science, languages, computing science, history and geography).
Almost 70 per cent of heads and teachers said that increasing EBacc entry could lead to «larger classes, more classes, or classes made up of pupils with a wider range of ability», which could impact on teacher workload and morale.
«We have introduced the EBacc so more pupils are encouraged to study the core academic subjects that universities and employers demand and we will be introducing a new, far more rigorous examination system.»
Although more creative subjects like music, drama and art will continue to be offered by schools, critics of the EBacc say pupils could be discouraged from taking them in favour of more academic subjects and have warned that arts subjects could be pushed out of schools and become the «preserve of the elite».
«We want to see that trend continue into secondary school and are already seeing encouraging signs following the introduction of the Ebacc, with thousands more pupils studying languages to GCSE, a number we expect to rise.»
«The introduction of the EBacc has meant schools are more likely to offer history to all pupils and will help us to keep history at the heart of the school curriculum.
«EBacc dogma and rising pupil numbers mean that far more teachers are needed for EBacc subjects, yet the government have still failed to make the profession more attractive by achieving significant reductions in teachers» workload or reversing real - term pay cuts.
More pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, Special Educational Needs (SEN) pupils and pupils on free school meals are being entered for English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects compared to last year, ensuring pupils have the knowledge and skills they need for future success; and