There will be a new eight-subject measure of GCSEs, including English and maths, three subjects out of sciences, languages, history and geography and three other subjects, such as art, music or RE.

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Alongside sciences, the English Baccalaureate comprises English, maths and humanities - which is a choice of history or geography - and a language.

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On the curriculum is English, maths, history, geography, combined sciences and French with the option of taking International GCSEs.

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One of the earliest of these refers young people to a list of "facilitating subjects" - English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry, geography, history and languages.

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The introduction of the English Baccalaureate - which will be awarded to pupils gaining good GCSE passes in maths, English, two science subjects, a language and history or geography - would increase the uptake of history, he added.

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