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Student Recruitment in the Earth Sciences

Student Recruitment in the Earth Sciences. Helen King Assistant Director, GEES Subject Centre. England & Wales Key Stage 3 Science. http://www.earthscienceeducation.com. England & Wales GCSE. 92% (583,100) Science ) Double 71% (450,900) Add l Science) Award

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Student Recruitment in the Earth Sciences

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  1. Student Recruitment in the Earth Sciences Helen King Assistant Director, GEES Subject Centre

  2. England & Wales Key Stage 3 Science http://www.earthscienceeducation.com

  3. England & Wales GCSE • 92% (583,100) Science ) Double • 71% (450,900) Addl Science) Award • 7% (46,000) Biology, Chemistry & Physics (- ‘triple award’) • 30% (188,400) Geography full courses • 2% (36,200) in short courses • A total of 7,600 students took ‘other sciences, that include Env. Science and Geology: • < 1% Env. Science (AQA) • <1% (664) Geology (WJEC)

  4. England & Wales A Level http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000663/index.shtml

  5. A Level Geology as % of Total EntryUK 1971 - 2004

  6. Scotland & Northern Ireland • Scotland • No Earth Science is found in the 14+ science curriculum • Earth Science is found in the 5 - 14 Geography and Science curricula • Geology is taught at ‘Higher’ level (~40 centres: this number is falling) • Northern Ireland • The Earth science in the NI National Science curriculum was removed during one of the curriculum revisions • Earth Science in the NI National Geography Curriculum is very limited • Some schools do GCSE Geology (WJEC) and A-level Geology (OCR or WJEC) wrapped into the E & W figures

  7. Earth Science education is supported by: • England & Wales • The Earth Science Teachers’ Association, since 1969 • The Earth Science Education Forum (England and Wales), since 2002 • Earth Science Education Forum - Cymru, since 2006 • The Education Committee of the Geological Society, since 2006 • The Earth Science Education Unit, since 1999 • Scotland • Because of major concern about the low level of Earth science in Scottish schools, the Scottish Earth Science Education Forum (SESEF) has been formed • A full time Development Officer has been appointed - supported by Scottish Heritage and UKOOA funding • Northern Ireland • The ES2K group has been formed to lobby for geology, first in Northern Ireland and now across all Ireland

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