England’s “world-class” science education could be put at risk by the government’s proposed reforms and “blind policy borrowing” from abroad, ministers have been warned.
A paper by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is seeking to “debunk the myth that England does not perform well in this core subject”.
It says that England achieves a “rare hat-trick” within its secondary science education – achievement, skills and engagement – and warns against copying policies from countries such as Korea, Japan or Taiwan where achievement is high, but students are disengaged.
A statement from NFER, issued alongside the paper, urges the government to “reform with caution”, warning that its proposals could “derail” the success of science education.
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