SCORE Education

Key players in the science community have become increasingly concerned about a number of long-term trends within science education and have set up a new partnership, SCORE, to bring collective action to bear on these trends. SCORE partners recognise the importance of taking a strategic approach to strengthening science education, and in particular to addressing the serious problems of the decline in numbers of young people taking A level physics and chemistry and the unacceptable shortages of specialist teachers in these subjects in our schools and colleges.

Science Diploma

SCORE has recently reviewed its position statement (30 May 2008) on the Science Diploma and has agreed an updated position.

» SCORE position on the Science Diploma (as at 29 August 2008) (375kb pdf)
» SCORE position on the Science Diploma (as at 30 May 2008) (140kb pdf)

Masters in Teaching and Learning

SCORE has recently produced a brief comment on Continuing Professional Development for teachers and the proposed Masters in Teaching and Learning.

» Comment Paper (92kb pdf)

The SCORE partners believe that the key to maximising the impact of their efforts, especially their influence on government, lies in a greater degree of collaboration and in having a sense of common purpose. Through this collective action, the partnership aims to increase its influence over the direction of science education in the years to come, in particular over teacher supply and retention, curriculum development, assessment, delivery of support to teachers and students, and strategies for reaching all young people regardless of age, background, level of ability, gender, ethnic origin and geographical location.

This is a temporary holding page for the SCORE website. Our new site is being developed so if you require any further information about SCORE please contact score@score-education.org