Climate change dropped from National Curriculum?

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 13 Jun 2011, 08:18

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/201 ... nt-adviser

Tim Oates, whose wide-ranging review of the curriculum for five- to 16-year-olds will be published later this year, said it should be up to schools to decide whether – and how – to teach climate change, and other topics about the effect scientific processes have on our lives.

In an interview with the Guardian, Oates called for the national curriculum "to get back to the science in science". "We have believed that we need to keep the national curriculum up to date with topical issues, but oxidation and gravity don't date," he said.

That will be oxidation of fossil carbon he was talking about then?

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 13 Jun 2011, 15:01

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 106133935/

Peter1010 · Post by **Peter1010** » 13 Jun 2011, 20:42

That will be oxidation of fossil carbon he was talking about then?

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Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:02

raspberry-blower wrote:http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 106133935/

Oi! I'm the Mash Quoter 'round these 'ere parts!

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:04

bicyclebloke wrote:
That will be oxidation of fossil carbon he was talking about then?
+1

Well that certainly deserves a warm welcome to PowerSwitch

Not the Daily Mash, I'm afraid, but the Daily Mail article on this has spawned a right climate denial-fest. Mail readers certainly seem to have missed out on science education. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... sroom.html

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:21

A campaign on the issue: http://peopleandplanet.org/navid12439

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