A-level reform - where are we now?
The RSC's position and developments so far
Readers in the UK will no doubt have heard the views of Michael Gove, secretary of state for education, on the future and purpose of A-levels. In a recent letter to Ofqual (the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England), Mr Gove said, 'There is clear dissatisfaction among leading university academics about the preparation of A-level pupils for advanced studies.' This is a subject about which the RSC has campaigned, both independently and with SCORE (a collaboration with the Institute of Physics, Society of Biology, Association of Science Education and the Royal Society).
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