The Salters’ Institute

Twenty First Century Science

Twenty First Century Science is an innovative suite of GCSE science courses studied predominantly by students aged 14-16.  Trials for the course began in 75 schools across England and Wales in September 2003 with the first examinations sat in June 2004.

The Twenty First Century Science course has been available nationwide since September 2006. 

This new course is a joint project between The University of York and the Nuffield Curriculum Centre.  Funding towards the development of the course has come from The Nuffield Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and The Salters' Institute.

Some key points about the course are:

	Schools are supported by the project team, training meetings and new multimedia resourses
	The Core Science course aims to develop scientific literacy for all students
	Core Science teaches both key science explanations, and an understanding of the nature of science
	Students should be prepared to engage with scientific debate and decision making in their daily lives
	The Curriculum must also prepare the next generation of professional scientists.  Twenty First Century Science provides students seeking this route with a firm basis for future study through Additional Science courses.
	There are two options for Additional Science, via either a concept led or vocational route.

How to obtain materials
Oxford University Press
Great Clarendon Street
Oxford OX2 6DP
Tel: 01865 267875
Email: elspeth.boardley@oup.com

The examination syllabus and sample papers are available from:
OCR
1 Hills Road
Cambridge CB1 2EU
Tel: 01223 553791
Email: herbert.e@ocr.org.uk

More information
Please contact:
Project Administrator
Twenty First Century Science Project
CIRSE
The University of York
Alcuin D Block, Heslington
York, YO10 5DD
Tel: 01904 434701 Fax: 01904 434078
E-mail: uyseg-c21@york.ac.uk

To visit the Twenty First Century Science website please click here.

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