Trust embarks on new education strategy
23 August 2010
The strategy will focus on four key areas: playing a leading role in science education; embedding continuing professional development for teachers; building our reputation as a trusted deliverer of contemporary science resources; and strengthening research and development in primary science and the transition to secondary school, informal learning, and understanding the links between neuroscience and learning.
More immediately, we will be publishing the findings of an investigation into pupil and parent attitudes to assessment at Key Stage 2 (age 11). This innovative study incorporated children aged 10 and 11 into the research team, providing fresh insights into children’s views of assessment.
We will also publish the outcomes of a seminar, held in July, marking 21 years since the National Curriculum was introduced. These reports are timely, given that the new UK government is currently outlining its proposals to revise the curriculum and school assessment in England.
Image: Primary scool child. Credit: Anthea Sieveking , Wellcome Images.
