Putting sustainability at the centre of the chemistry curriculum

By Jasmine Cockcroft2022-05-12T09:07:00

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Find out how a London school has strategically arranged chemistry curriculum topics to focus on sustainability

William Ellis School in London has carefully reorganised the GCSE trilogy curriculum to focus on sustainability. This article provides detail of the steps taken along the way. The AQA trilogy specification is referred to, but a similar approach could work for any exam board.

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