The English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

Understanding the English Baccalaureate 

(EBacc)

The EBacc is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers.

The Wilmington Academy EBacc offer is: 

English Language and Literature, Maths, Sciences (Combined or Triple), a Humanity (Geography or History) and a Language (French or Spanish).

These subjects are considered essential to many degrees and open up many academic pathways. It provides an academically broad curriculum that is considered very desirable for further study and academically based career pathways.

‘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.’

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, The Wilmington Academy EBacc offer provides students an insight into new cultures and extends opportunities for future employment. Studying a language broadens pupils’ horizons and provides them with resilience to cope with new situations. Employers truly value languages and they are highly desirable in the global economy, which is why it is increasingly becoming a requirement for many graduate schemes.