Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 March 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

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Science GCSEs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2006 to Question 53160, on science GCSEs, what proportion of the timetable (a) biology, (b) chemistry and (c) physics are expected to take up when taught as separate subjects rather than as part of the double award science GCSE.

Answer

Guidance from examining boards suggests around 10 per cent. of the timetable should be spent on studies leading to a single GCSE subject.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

56688; 443 c1475W;443 c1475W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Science GCSE

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk