Explain The Major Changes To The Ks4 Science Curriculum

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FACE Briefing Ten | Major changes to the KS4 science curriculum From 2006, the KS4 National Curriculum programme of study has been revised and is considerably reduced from the current programme of study. The purpose for the changes is to promote science teaching that is relevant and motivating to all students in the 21st Century, to widen GCSE science choices, and to improve science uptake post-16. Some of the relevant issues include: In the past, candidates could be disapplied from science to follow other routes. This will no longer be the case and all students will have to follow a science course but this does not mean that they will have to take an exam in it. Many existing qualifications do not meet the revised programme…show more content…
Some will follow an applied GCSE science route such as land management while others will follow a route which results in three separate GCSE passes in biology, chemistry and physics. The specifications vary quite a lot between the different Awarding Bodies. Science departments in schools will have to develop the new aspects of the programme of study (including How Science Works - an extension of scientific enquiry and a way of making science relevant and motivating) and some of the unfamiliar contexts (including contemporary issues). The 14-19 Education and Skills White paper makes it clear that it is a firm expectation that students should continue to do two science GCSEs. Science will continue to be compulsory at KS4 and all young people will have an entitlement to follow a course that leads to the equivalent of two science GCSEs. | | The impact of the new KS4 programme of study will be monitored carefully to ensure that the number of students doing at least two science GCSEs does not fall below the current 80% and that the number of young people taking science post-16 increases. Implications for

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