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Category Archives: Science
Science and geography exams easier, Ofqual says
GCSEs and A-levels in geography and science are easier than they were 10 years ago, the exams watchdog warns. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, GCSE, geography, Science
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A-level sciences lack the maths students needed
A-level science exams do not contain enough maths questions to prepare students to progress to science degrees or related jobs, says a report. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Maths, Ofqual, Science, Sixth Forms
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Two hours’ homework a night linked to better school results
Spending more than two hours a night doing homework is linked to achieving better results in English, maths and science, according to a major study which has tracked the progress of 3,000 children over the past 15 years. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in English, Government Policy, Maths, Primary Schools, Pupil health, Science
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Half of children find science and maths too difficult or too boring
The top 10 dream jobs for children aged six to 16 included astronaut, vet and pilot, according to a survey of 1,000 pupils by the Royal Institution’s L’Oreal Young Scientist Centre. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Maths, Primary Schools, Science
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More children ‘being taught in mixed ability classrooms’
More than half of secondary school children are being taught in mixed ability lessons, figures suggest, despite fears bright pupils can be held back by weaker classmates. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
The Raspberry Pi can help schools get with the program
These cheap, programmable boards should be used to equip children for a future that will be shaped by computer software. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in ICT, Science
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Science lessons should be tougher, pupils claim
The examination would be more rigorous than the rudimentary “citizen science” currently studied in schools and introduce gifted students to advanced disciplines at an earlier age. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Assessment / Exams, Exams, Science
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Science and maths questions the ones parents fear most
Researchers found that two thirds of parents are often stumped for an answer by their children’s questions, particularly on mathematics and science. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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MPs anger as science proposals are ‘rejected’
MPs have described ministers’ response to their recommendations on science lessons as “hugely disappointing”. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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TV show makes physics ‘cool’
Interest in A-level and university courses rises as US comedy makes the subject “cool”, Mark Townsend reports in TheGuardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Science, University
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Poor laboratories and teaching hitting Science hard!
Poor laboratories are preventing students from getting good science lessons and lab time. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in GCSE, Science
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The science of boiled eggs!
6 minutes is officially the amount of time to get the perfect boiled egg. Students from Sherborne Girls School put Delia Smith’s claims to the test and have worked out the formula for the perfect boiled egg. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Science, Sixth Forms
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Science trips: Too many pupils missing out, say MPs
Teachers in England may be using health and safety concerns as an excuse for not organising practical experiments and trips, a committee of MPs warns. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Science, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms, State Schools
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One of our presenters appears on Dragons Den
Last night, one of our presenters, Jacqui Thompson appeared on the Dragons Den. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Science graduates ‘should move abroad’
Science graduates should look for work abroad because funding cuts mean finding work in Britain is too hard, two of the country’s leading scientists have claimed. Nick Collins reports in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Careers, Science, University
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GCSE boost in sciences expected
The rise in take-up of traditional science subjects seen in A levels is set to be repeated at the GCSE level this week, reports Richard Garner in the Independent. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Boom in A-level Science and Maths uptake
Entries for A-level maths are up by just over 40% over five years, while those for physics and chemistry are up by over 19%, Jeevan Vasagar reports in The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Chemistry cuts will do ‘irreparable’ damage, top scientists warn
Over 100 of world’s top scientists write to PM warning of impact to range of industries of proposed cuts in research funding, report Alok Jha and Ian Sample in the Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Government Policy, Science
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CBI wants teenagers to take science GCSEs
Teenagers who achieve good grades in science should be made to take separate GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics to address industry skills needs, a leading business group has recommended. Louisa Peacock reports in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, English Baccalaureate, GCSE, Science
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Teacher suspended over ‘disturbing’ science lesson
The TES reports that a teacher who showed a class of 12 and 13-year-olds films of spiders under the influence of drugs and semen being collected from animals has been barred from the profession for two years. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Science, Secondary Schools, State Schools
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