Scrap A-levels and teach science up to 18, Royal Society says
A-levels should be scrapped and replaced with a new baccalaureate-style qualification with compulsory maths and science up to the age of 18, a report by science and education experts warns today. -...
View ArticleRevamped science A-levels will see students making alcohol and dissecting sharks
Sixth-formers will have to learn how to make alcohol and dissect a shark under plans for new revamped A-levels announced by one of the country’s biggest exam boards. - Education News RSS Feed
View ArticleScience careers favour rich, male Asians, according to research
Pupils opting for a career in science are likely to be privileged, male and with an Asian background, according to new research. - Education News RSS Feed
View ArticleExclusive: Science careers favour rich, male Asians, according to research
Pupils opting for a career in science are likely to be privileged, male and with an Asian background, according to new research. - Education News RSS Feed
View ArticleMore girls opting for science in school, BTEC results show
Science is no longer being seen as a traditional male subject in Britain’s schools, according to new vocational exam figures. - Education News RSS Feed
View ArticleEducation Secretary Nicky Morgan tells teenagers: Want to keep your options...
Teenagers should steer away from the arts and humanities and opt for science or maths subjects if they want to access the widest range of jobs, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said. - Education...
View ArticleStudents mastering basic maths and science could earn economy more than £2...
The UK economy could rake in an extra £2.33 trillion a year if every student in the country mastered a basic level of skills in maths and science, according to a report from the Organisation for...
View ArticleSports science to radically transform PE into hi-tech GCSE option
They may often conjure up images of greying sports kits and fraying plimsolls, but PE lessons are to get a radical hi-tech makeover as part of a drive to get sports science on to the curriculum. -...
View ArticleNobel Prize: UK universities fail to make top 10 list for most science and...
Securing a Nobel prize for a breakthrough, hi-tech research project is one of the most prestigious – and marketable – triumphs a university can achieve. - Education News RSS Feed
View ArticleVincent Uzomah interview: Science teacher on his desire to return to the...
Vincent Uzomah is adamant: he would like to go back to the classroom despite nearly losing his life after being stabbed by a 14-year-old pupil. - Education News RSS Feed
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