EBacc Route
EBacc Cohort
We will guide most students, based on their current and prior academic attainment, towards this route to maximise their future post-16 progression opportunities whether that be academic, vocational or technical. However, this route is available to all students to select should they wish. As a school we are clear that providing a broad and balanced education which is aspirational is paramount.
The EBacc is made up of the subjects which are considered essential to many degrees and open up lots of doors.
Research shows that a pupil’s socio-economic background impacts the subjects they choose at GCSE, and that this determines their opportunities beyond school.
A study by the UCL Institute of Education shows that studying subjects included in the EBacc provides students with greater opportunities in further education and increases the likelihood that a pupil will stay on in full-time education. Sutton Trust research reveals that studying the EBacc can help improve a young person’s performance in English and maths.
Why we recommend the EBacc Route to you
If you are guided to study the EBacc route, you will study the following:
- GCSE English Literature
- GCSE English Language
- GCSE Maths
- GCSE Science (Combined or Triple)
- GCSE French or Spanish
- GCSE History or Geography or RE
- Core PE
- PSHE (in tutor)
Two further subjects from the following list:
- BTEC Hospitality and Catering
- Cambridge Nationals: Creative iMedia
- Cambridge Nationals: Outdoor Pursuits
- Cambridge Nationals: Sports Studies
- GCSE Art & Design: Fine Art
- GCSE Art & Design: Graphic Communication
- GCSE Art & Design: Textile Design
- GCSE Business Studies
- GCSE Computer Science
- GCSE Dance
- GCSE Design & Technology
- GCSE Drama
- GCSE Media Studies
- GCSE Music
- GCSE Physical Education
*N.b. some subjects may not run due to timetable constraints or lack of demand. We always endeavour to give pupils their first choices.
Following the EBacc route, therefore, ensures all future ‘doors remain unlocked’ whichever post-16 destination a student eventually chooses decides to follow.
The Assessment and Qualification Insight (AQi) says the following:
EBacc GCSEs do keep young people’s options open given – unlike many other Level 2 qualifications – they are accepted and used for entry to the widest range of Level 3 subjects and progression routes, including A-levels, vocational and technical qualifications.