The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to establish a new style of British baccalaureate in which pupils would study more subjects after the age of 16.According to several papers, including The Times and The Telegraph, the substantial A-level reform would see English and maths become compulsory until the age of 18, while pupils would be required to study a wider array of subjects in post-16 education.Rishi Sunak has previously said all pupils in England should study some form of maths up to t

The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to establish a new style of British baccalaureate in which pupils would study more subjects after the age of 16.According to several papers, including The Times and The Telegraph, the substantial A-level reform would see English and maths become compulsory until the age of 18, while pupils would be required to study a wider array of subjects in post-16 education.Rishi Sunak has previously said all pupils in England should study some form of maths up to the age of 18, criticising a "cultural sense that it's OK to be bad at maths".Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson called the plan an "undeliverable gimmick".It comes after Mr Sunak this week announced the watering down of a host of pledges designed to help the UK reach net zero in 2050.Both moves are said to be an attempt to draw a clear dividing line between his Conservative Party and Labour ahead of a likely general election next year.