I've just received this email from the RSC.
I'd like to add something to your blog if possible - I've just spotted this after a very busy week at the RSC. I'm the Campaigns Manager at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Our Chief Executive, Dr Richard Pike, devised the chemistry competition to throw light on the issue of declining standards in school science examinations. Let me make it clear that it's not the pupils or the teachers that we're criticising here (although we need thousands more knowledgeable, talented teachers and better school labs if we are going to make real progress) - our target is the education system that fails to stretch the brightest pupils and fails to provide the problem-solving skills that we need to stay competitive.
If you support us, and you agree that the Government cannot be allowed to simply ignore this problem, then can I ask that you sign our petition which is on the Downing Street web site, which you can find at: http://www.rsc.org/petition Thanks for posting this, and for your support.
Richard Porte
Manager Campaigns
Royal Society of Chemistry
Have a read of their petition and sign up if you agree. I hope it has more luck than mine did.
2 comments:
Good for them. It's about time the needs of the top achievers got as much consideration as the lowest.
Watch out for BSF - they don't seem very keen on labs - more interested in watering places, camp fires and caves.
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