This article discusses the revised Northern Ireland Curriculum which will be fully implemented across all key stages by June 2010. The revision gives schools greater flexibility with statements of minimum entitlement for subject strands replacing detailed subject programmes of study. Teachers are encouraged to promote a cross-curricular approach…

Presents personal experiences after receiving under performance criticism at key stage 3. Recommends considering content changes due to changes in the National Curriculum. Discusses ways of making change in the content and applying the new curriculum to education. (YDS)

Suggests that further changes to the science curriculum should take place and argues that strategies for change must recruit the energies and talents of teachers if they are to be effective. (JRH)

Argues for greater emphasis in the science curriculum on the spiritual and moral contexts in which scientific ideas have been developed. (JRH)

Investigates the influence of the following four agents of science curriculum change in the United Kingdom: (1) national agencies which have a major interest in science education; (2) national agencies which have major interests outside science education but still have interest in it; (3) media; and (4) local agents. (HM)

Describes a British project which aims to produce a series of case studies of science education in middle and comprehensive schools. The methodology used to carry out the case studies and the structure of the framework of the project are included. (HM)

Calls for teachers to share their experiences with target setting, benchmarking, and value added in writing. Also defines each of the three terms. (DDR)