A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that pupils in secondary education are guaranteed the opportunity to study for qualifications including triple science GCSEs and all English Baccalaureate GCSE subjects; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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The Schools (Opportunity to Study for Qualifications) Bill would require the Secretary of State to guarantee that pupils in England’s secondary schools have the opportunity to study certain qualifications, including triple science GCSEs and all English Baccalaureate (EBacc) GCSE subjects. It would place duties on ministers to secure access to these qualifications and related provisions, with the aim of broadening the range of subjects available to students.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. It is in the early stages of passage and would need further readings and committee scrutiny to advance.
Generated 21 February 2026
24 Mar 2015
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 24 March 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
