Dozens of schools in Scotland have admitted asking teachers and parents to help pay for practical science activities.
A survey by the Learned Societies’ Group on Scottish Science Education (LSG) found that 98 per cent of the primary and secondaries that responded said they relied on extra sources of income for the practical work.
In secondaries, teachers were most likely to pay and in primaries, parents.
A total of 39 primary schools and 46 secondary schools replied to the survey. More than half of each said they did not have enough equipment and materials for classes, and 82 per cent of secondaries were not confident of having adequate resources for science practicals in the next two years.
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