The national curriculum is being blamed for school children missing out on practical science lessons, research by EngineeringUK has found. Demands of the curriculum are the biggest barrier to ...

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Not providing enough practical experience in science classes will have a direct impact on whether children work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) roles in the future, research ...

In our major, annual survey of almost 2,000 science teachers and technicians, insufficient time (58%), challenging student behaviour (48%), and the cost of consumables and chemicals (43%) were cited ...