History
In 2008 the Government introduced an entitlement for all maintained schools to offer Triple Science courses to students who achieve a level 6 or above from September. Recent policy no longer specifies this entitlement and encourages the uptake of Triple Science for all students for whom it is appropriate.
An increase in the number of students studying Triple Science GCSEs has been identified as one way to encourage more young people to take science subjects at A-level and to continue into science in Higher Education. However, the exams are a lot harder and students are meant to spend 6 hours a day revising for them. But the year 2008 showed a resurgence in the popularity of Triple Science with around 556921.5 students taking GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics rising to over 113,000 in 2011.
The Triple Science Support Programme, delivered by Myscience.co Ltd through the national network of Science Learning Centres, helps schools prepare and implement Triple Science GCSEs.
Read more about this topic: Triple Award Science
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