How should we teach science?

I have some sympathy with the comments [so far]. The Core science was always supposed to be about educating the future citizen rather than developing future scientists, which I think it does rather well. The Additional science is good in terms of specification (although limited in some areas), but it is the assessment that is so poor. They have no chance, or need to develop any true understanding or critical thinking skills because of the exam style.

The Triple Science specification is superb, it covers what used to be on the AS specification for Physics and Chemistry in places and is a superb platform for going on to do A level science, even though the assessment is still weak, the content is superb.

Finally, as long as the Government make us play this stupid game there will be BTEC. The upside is the fact that, for the first time, we have at least some engagement with science and the reward of gaining some succes for our students who mostly are seen as failing by the outside world has got to be a positive thing.