Another year and another batch of A-level results. It was good news for physics again this year as the number of students choosing to take physics at A-level continued to increase. Pleasing us, UK businesses and the government as the promise of more science-literate students begins to bear fruit. Great stuff.
The Press Office rushed off a news release, after visiting the Joint Council for Qualifications press conference on Thursday morning, which was, gratifyingly, picked up by Polly Curtis and used in the Guardian this morning. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/15/alevels.schools2.
It’s always satisfying when one of the leading national newspapers picks up one of our comments during a big annual event like A-level results because we know that we’re competing against a wide range of other educationally-focused organisations for journalists’ attention.
Thoughts now however are to how we make more of the news that A-levels are still on the increase. Many reporters, columnists and editors have all had their eyes on the state of science education in the UK this week but, as new events unfold, this week’s news will, as the well-trodden saying goes, be next week’s fish and chips wrapping.
