Drawing on research and international best practice, a new report has published 10 benchmarks to transform practical science education in secondary schools.
However, the same report warns that only six per cent of secondary schools are currently achieving at least five of these benchmarks. A third of schools do not achieve any of the benchmarks at all.
The report – Good Practical Science – has been published by the Gatsby Foundation with the research work having been led by Sir John Holman, emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. The 10 benchmarks are:
The report draws on the work of 400 secondary schools as well as visits to witness science education in six other countries including Finland, Germany and Singapore.
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