| | | Notes on the contributors | | |
| | | Series editors foreword | | |
| | | Introduction by Graham Phillips and Tim Pound | | 1 |
| 1 | | The resistance to reform: from Crowther to Curriculum 2000 by Tim Pound | | 7 |
| 2 | | Towards a structural typology for baccalaureate-style curricula by Jeff Thompson and Mary Hayden and James Cambridge | | 29 |
| 3 | | The International Baccalaureate by Ian Hill | | 47 |
| 4 | | The French baccalaureates by Francoise Martin-van der Haegen and Michele Deane | | 77 |
| 5 | | The Welsh Baccalaureate: two models | | 93 |
| | | Model A: The Welsh Bac by John David and Colin Jenkins | | 94 |
| | | Model B: The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification by Robert Adams | | 104 |
| 6 | | The Graduation Certificate by Geoff Lucas | | 117 |
| 7 | | Four perspectives on reform | | 139 |
| | | George Abbot School and the Surrey Graduation Certificate by Jonathan Stewart | | 140 |
| | | The College Diploma: a case study by Phil Butler | | 144 |
| | | An independent view of the baccalaureate by Graham Able | | 151 |
| | | An employers perspective by Sue Peacock | | 156 |
| 8 | | A baccalaureate system for the English context by Ann Hodgson and Ken Spours | | 163 |
| | | Index | | 185 |