SECONDARY schools in England are being hit by an overloaded curriculum and too many exams, a House of Lords committee has stated.

The criticism came in a report from the Lords cross-party education for 11 to 16-year-olds committee, which said that the problems meant young people had fewer opportunities to study creative and technical subjects.

Committee chairman Jo Johnson called its evidence “compelling” and said change to the education system for 11-16-year olds is urgently needed.