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Teacher views on practical science
This survey was carried out in January and February 2012 with science teachers in secondary schools and FE colleges. The survey focussed on teachers’ views and experiences of practical work in science.
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This survey was carried out in January and February 2012 with science teachers in secondary schools and FE colleges. The survey focussed on teachers’ views and experiences of practical work in science.
Nine questions were submitted by Gatsby to NFER’s Parent Voice Omnibus Survey in November 2011 in order to assess parents' views on science experiments.
Letter from Gatsby, Society of Biology, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Association for Science Education and Wellcome Trust setting out science community support for practical work to Chairs of Governors.
Letter from Gatsby, Society of Biology, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Association for Science Education and Wellcome Trust setting out science community support for practical work to Heads of Science.
Letter from Gatsby, Society of Biology, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Association for Science Education and Wellcome Trust setting out science community support for practical work to Headteachers.
This policy note was written to support decisions about the assessment of science practical work in English schools. It is particularly concerned with GCSE assessment, given the timescale for developments at that level.