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Bookings now being taken for teacher conference on 30th June
Launch meetings and training events for Science in Society
AQA is arranging two more 'Launch events' - full day introductions to the specification and the available resources.
Your DNA on the national police database?
What are the implications of having your DNA on the database? This was a question tackled at our annual student conference in November.
AQA Standardising Meetings
AQA have released some dates for standardising meetings this term.
November students conference
See here for more details about the students conferences that we are organising in November.
Higher Education list updated
The list of university courses which build on the Science for Public Understanding course has been updated.
Science in Society specification approved by QCA
Communicating Science at our recent SPU conference
For a report on our recent SPU teachers conference, see this news story.
Science in Society web site launched
The website for Science in Society has now been launched.
House of Lords debates science education
The Lords held a debate about science education in schools on the 3rd May 2007. More information about the debate can be found in this news story.
Teachers conference in June
More details have been announced about the SPU teachers conference in June, and booking has now started for places.
ASE 2007 session
At the annual conference of ASE (Association for Science Education) in Birmingham earlier this month AQA and the other examination boards held sessions introducing the early drafts of their proposed new A Level specifications for teaching from September 2008.
Shaping Science student conferences in November 2006
Our student conferences in November gave over 300 students of SPU and their teachers the opportunity to explore some current issues with the experts and ‘meet the examiners’.
'Truth in Science' reviews SPU
Read this news story for more information about the 'Truth in Science' review of SPU.