GCSE criteria under scrutiny

The current GCSE science criteria, on which the 2006 specifications (syllabuses) are based, are due to expire at the end of August 2012. For new specifications to be developed by the awarding bodies for first teaching in September 2011, the criteria will need to be in place this November. As part of what is a routine process for QCA, which takes place for all GCSEs every five years, the current consultation, aimed at teachers and professionals across the science education spectrum, will end in September and will establish what changes are to be made to the criteria.