Report from Drayton Manor High School, west London
C. Partridge writes
Our students are doing GCSE Science and Separate Sciences this year, and we intend to do Applied Science, Additional Science, and Entry Level Science as well next year.
Students feel that GCSE Science is really relevant to them - they notice science stories in the media and come in telling me about things they saw. Some students have told me that they explained science in the media stories to their parents, and loved it! (Examples are stories about stem cells and cystic fibrosis.) Students will now be more informed about science in their lives.
We've had some issues this year in getting the timing right, and teaching ideas about science consistently.
Some students will move onto A-level next year.
