This is a consultation on behalf of the Science and Learning Expert Group, jointly hosted by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Launch date: 5 June 2009
Closing date: 18 September 2009
The importance to the UK of having a society that is interested in and values science is widely recognised. In order to create a scientifically literate society it is imperative that we provide the best possible science education to the next generation, particularly since science is likely to play an increasingly prominent role during the 21st century.
This consultation seeks to establish the perceptions from both the science and education communities, and from young people and their parents, about the strengths and weaknesses of the current education of young people in science and mathematics.
