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To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to place climate change on the national curriculum for (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) biology lessons for 11 to 16 year olds.
[133812]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to place climate change on the national curriculum for (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) biology lessons for 11 to 16 year olds.
[133812]
The Government is currently reviewing the national curriculum in England to make sure that it is as rigorous as the curricula used in the most successful education jurisdictions and that it focuses on essential knowledge, while giving schools greater freedom to design and teach their wider school curriculum in a way that best meet the needs of their pupils.
In terms of lessons on climate change, the Government believes that the Programme of Study for science should prescribe the core scientific knowledge that underpins scientific understanding, including understanding of climate change. The detailed content of the new Programme of Study for all subjects of the new national curriculum, including physics, chemistry and biology, are still being developed and will be published for consultation early next year.
It is vital that we increase the number of engineers, and indeed, provide more physics, which leads on to engineering. The number of schools offering three sciences at 16 is now back up to 80% after falling precipitously in the past decade. The number and proportion of pupils studying physics is going up, too. We need to do much more, but we are on the right track.
It is vital that we increase the number of engineers, and indeed, provide more physics, which leads on to engineering. The number of schools offering three sciences at 16 is now back up to 80% after falling precipitously in the past decade. The number and proportion of pupils studying physics is going up, too. We need to do much more, but we are on the right track.
It is 20 years ago today that the very first SMS was sent by an engineer. Today also sees the publication
of Engineering UK’s report, setting out the need to double the number of students studying GCSE physics if we are to meet the engineering needs of the future. What is the Secretary of State doing to make sure that a doubling of the numbers studying physics will happen, particularly in academies, which as he knows are responsible only to him?
It is 20 years ago today that the very first SMS was sent by an engineer. Today also sees the publication
of Engineering UK’s report, setting out the need to double the number of students studying GCSE physics if we are to meet the engineering needs of the future. What is the Secretary of State doing to make sure that a doubling of the numbers studying physics will happen, particularly in academies, which as he knows are responsible only to him?
It is 20 years ago today that the very first SMS was sent by an engineer. Today also sees the publication
of Engineering UK’s report, setting out the need to double the number of students studying GCSE physics if we are to meet the engineering needs of the future. What is the Secretary of State doing to make sure that a doubling of the numbers studying physics will happen, particularly in academies, which as he knows are responsible only to him?
It is vital that we increase the number of engineers, and indeed, provide more physics, which leads on to engineering. The number of schools offering three sciences at 16 is now back up to 80% after falling precipitously in the past decade. The number and proportion of pupils studying physics is going up, too. We need to do much more, but we are on the right track.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the Review of UK Nuclear Physics Research published by the Institute of Physics; and what steps he is taking to increase skills in nuclear physics.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the Review of UK Nuclear Physics Research published by the Institute of Physics; and what steps he is taking to increase skills in nuclear physics.
[127015]
[holding answer 6 November 2012]: The Government recognises the importance of science and the significant contribution it makes to the UK economy and growth, as reflected in the protection of the science budget.
The review recognises the excellence of UK nuclear physics research, which delivers a high volume of quality research.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will consider the conclusions in the review and the level of funding and future priority areas within nuclear physics as part of a review it is undertaking of its science programmes. The Government awaits with interest the outcome of this work.
This year, only 11 out of the 2,000 pupils who took A-levels in Knowsley took A-level physics, which compares with 971 who did so in Hampshire. Even when the population size is taken into account, I simply do not believe that pupils in Hampshire are 22 times more scientifically gifted than those in Knowsley. Will the Education Secretary commit to a one nation policy in which every pupil, regardless of their background, will be encouraged to study rigorous qualifications, as opposed to the previous Government’s two nation policy, which exposed this educational divide?
This year, only 11 out of the 2,000 pupils who took A-levels in Knowsley took A-level physics, which compares with 971 who did so in Hampshire. Even when the population size is taken into account, I simply do not believe that pupils in Hampshire are 22 times more scientifically gifted than those in Knowsley. Will the Education Secretary commit to a one nation policy in which every pupil, regardless of their background, will be encouraged to study rigorous qualifications, as opposed to the previous Government’s two nation policy, which exposed this educational divide?
May I congratulate my hon. Friend on his election to the Education Committee? He is a distinguished historian and a long-time campaigner for improved access to rigorous academic subjects for all students. He is absolutely right to say that we inherited a frankly inequitable situation, and I hope that we can work across the House to resolve it.
May I congratulate my hon. Friend on his election to the Education Committee? He is a distinguished historian and a long-time campaigner for improved access to rigorous academic subjects for all students. He is absolutely right to say that we inherited a frankly inequitable situation, and I hope that we can work across the House to resolve it.
May I congratulate my hon. Friend on his election to the Education Committee? He is a distinguished historian and a long-time campaigner for improved access to rigorous academic subjects for all students. He is absolutely right to say that we inherited a frankly inequitable situation, and I hope that we can work across the House to resolve it.
This year, only 11 out of the 2,000 pupils who took A-levels in Knowsley took A-level physics, which compares with 971 who did so in Hampshire. Even when the population size is taken into account, I simply do not believe that pupils in Hampshire are 22 times more scientifically gifted than those in Knowsley. Will the Education Secretary commit to a one nation policy in which every pupil, regardless of their background, will be encouraged to study rigorous qualifications, as opposed to the previous Government’s two nation policy, which exposed this educational divide?
In previous years, the children who attended the international physics Olympiad were given funding. Last year, they won three silver and two bronze medals. Despite my letters to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education, they have refused to restore funding. Will the Leader of...
In previous years, the children who attended the international physics Olympiad were given funding. Last year, they won three silver and two bronze medals. Despite my letters to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education, they have refused to restore funding. Will the Leader of...
I commend the achievements mentioned by the hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz)—I stress the reference to Walsall, after last week—and will raise the issues she has raised with ministerial colleagues and will ask them to write to her.
I commend the achievements mentioned by the hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz)—I stress the reference to Walsall, after last week—and will raise the issues she has raised with ministerial colleagues and will ask them to write to her.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to recruit more physics teachers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to recruit more physics teachers.
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The Government's plans include funding a new Institute of Physics teacher training scholarship worth £20,000 to attract 100 of the best graduates into teaching physics each year, introducing training bursaries of £12,000 to £15,000 for all physics post-graduate teacher trainees with at least a 2.2 in their first degree, focusing marketing campaigns on science and mathematics, and accelerating the expansion of the Teach First programme, which has a good record of attracting top graduates into teaching science and mathematics.