QCA consults on KS3 review

In February the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) published a revised programme of study for KS3 science as part of its review of the secondary National Curriculum. The review aims to give teachers a more flexible, less prescriptive framework for teaching and to develop the curriculum to meet the needs of all students. The revised programmes of study for KS3 science also aims to ensure smooth transition from KS2 and, with the recent changes of KS4 in mind, to ensure that study at KS3 provides a suitable foundation for post-14 study. 

In comparison to the current programme of study for science at KS3, which comprises the four units Sc1-4, the revised blueprint is structured into seven components.