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Applicants wanted for science gcse. No understanding necessary.
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
20:40  |  18 September 2007

Nothing funny on TV? You can always have a giggle at some gcse exam questions. An article in the Times, criticising the...

Homeopathy: should your taxes be funding pseudo-science?
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
19:50  |  18 September 2007

Have you heard about the patient who was taking a homeopathic remedy and died of an overdose? I jest, of course; homeopathy has become a respectable form of medicine. You can get treatment on the...

A physics teacher begs for his subject back
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
10:55  |  09 June 2007

Wellington Grey teaches physics in London and has delivered a damning verdict on how the new GCSE is "the death of physics" in an...

Try the new slimline Key Stage 3. It's fun, flexible and 95% Fact Free!
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
1:06  |  23 April 2007

Well, almost. You certainly won't find a lot of content in the new Programme of Study. It's just two pages long and the emphasis is more on skills and how science works, and new ingredients like...

The trouble with textbooks
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
16:51  |  09 January 2007

A teacher on a recent upd8 course was angry that such a big change as 'How Science Works' had been thrust upon her with so little support. I decided to check out teachers' likely line of defence...

Are you teaching GCSE science for the pub?
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
11:15  |  13 October 2006

Science Education created a media splash on Wednesday, with a report attacking the new GCSE. Leading scientists suggested this 'sound-bite'...