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Priorities for chemistry education that should be high on the Department for Education’s agenda

As the dust settles after the election, how are things looking for chemistry education in England? And what should we, the Royal Society of Chemistry, be saying to the secretary of state for education, Justine Greening?

Grammar schools are off the agenda, and that’s cleared away a distraction that was unwelcome to many teachers. We have yet to see whether the positive messages about funding turn into anything material, but what else should be high on Justine Greening’s agenda?

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