![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/what-could-rishi-sunaks-british-baccalaureate-look-like/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/131280050_studysmall.png&description=Image source, BBC/Gemma Laister Image caption, Students at Chester International school, a non-selective state school specialising in the IB, study six subjects, including maths and English Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing a "British baccalaureate" in what would be a major reform of post-16 education. Mr Sunak might set out more about his plans at the Conservative Party conference, which starts on Sunday. So what is a baccalaureate and what could a British version look like? The word is a slight tweak of the French word for their national academic qualification, the baccalauréat. The International Baccalaureate (IB), which first started in Switzerland, is taken in more than 150 countries. It is an alternative to A-levels and other post-16 courses, and qualifies students to work in certain areas or move on to another professional qualification or training course. For those who want to go to university, the points they receive convert to Ucas points. Students taking a baccalaureate study a wider range of subjects than for A-levels. The proposal for England is being called a British baccalaureate to differentiate it from the current English baccalaureate , which is a separate set of subjects at GCSE level. We don't have the exact details of Rishi Sunak's proposals yet. But we do know it would involve students taking a wider range of subjects, and studying some form of maths and English until they are 18 - something the prime minister really wants . A British baccalaureate, modelled on the IB, was the key recommendation of the Times Education Commission , which examined the whole education system in 2022. The Commission suggested two ways a British baccalaureate could work: an academic programme, where students take three major subjects and three minor subjects a vocational programme, which would combine learning such as BTecs or T-levels with work experience. Sir Anthony Seldon, who came up with the idea for the commission, believes it is "highly l){kind=link}
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing a “British baccalaureate” in what would be a major reform of post-16 education.
Mr Sunak might set out more about his plans at the Conservative Party conference, which starts on Sunday.
So what is a baccalaureate and what could a British version look like?
The word is a slight tweak of the French word for their national academic qualification, the baccalaureat.
The International Baccalaureate (IB), which first started in Switzerland, is taken in more than 150 countries.