A CITY head teacher is spearheading a national bid to revolutionise a controversial GCSE award.
Andrew Chubb, principal at Archbishop Sentamu Academy, is leading an alliance to have the Government's controversial English Baccalaureate (EBac) broad- ened.
He is now calling for head teachers to support his new "Broad Bac", in which pupils would still have to sit the core subjects suggested by the Government, but they could sit them as a vocational award. The EBac as it stands means pupils must have five A* to C GCSEs, including English, maths, two sciences, a humanities subject and a modern foreign language.
Influential education groups across the country, as well as head teachers, have signalled their interest in working with the east Hull academy in Hopewell Road.
Mr Chubb, who has also won the support of Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, said: "The idea of a baccalaureate is a very good one and (Education Secretary) Michael Gove was right to pose the question.
"The trouble is, he has come up with the wrong answer.
"Head teachers are paid to make professional judgements and not to follow Government dictat.
"If all head teachers and principals could agree that we should develop the idea of a baccalaureate rather than simply following the EBac then we would be in a very strong position to deliver what would be best for all of our students."
The EBac was introduced in January's league tables for the first time to the anger of head teachers across the country.
Headteachers say it is too narrow and does not play to the strengths of some pupils.
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