Labour’s curriculum review proposes reducing the number of GCSE exams to ease student stress while maintaining Sats for primary assessments. Key recommendations include:

Fewer GCSE Exams: Reducing excessive testing without lowering academic standards.

Scrapping the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc): To allow more subject choices, including vocational and arts subjects.

Curriculum Updates: Greater focus on digital/media literacy, sustainability, climate science, finance, employment skills, and public speaking.

GCSE Resits: Exploring alternative pathways to avoid repeated failures in Maths and English.

Concerns: Critics argue changes may reduce qualification rigor, while headteachers welcome the review but are disappointed Sats remain.

A final report is expected in autumn.