“Recently my stepdaughter was at the end of an English lesson and the teacher asked what she had next. When mathematics was mentioned, the teacher indicated that maths was a tough subject and not really what a person doing English should be studying. ” This anecdote from Professor Peter Main, director of education and science [...]
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The time bomb that is science in British schools
December 20th, 2009 
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August 30th, 2009 Admin Earth science Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the study of the earth and of the universe around it, making it a wide scientific discipline covering all facets of how the earth works. It is a special case in planetary science as the earth is the only known life-bearing planet. [...]