HC Deb 08 July 1980 vol 988 cc103-4W
24. Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, in his consideration of a core curriculum, he will study the need for education in social and race relations.

Dr. Boyson

The consultative document "A Framework for the School Curriculum" drew attention to these and other educational aims. They are also likely to feature in the further guidance which we shall be offering to local education authorities and schools in due course.

50. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consideration he has given to the present standards of secondary school science teaching in England and Wales in his study of a core corriculum.

Dr. Boyson

The consultative paper "A Framework for the School Curriculum" issued in January and the recent report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate "Aspects of Secondary Education in England" have both drawn attention to the particular needs of secondary school science. Further guidance on the curriculum, including the place of science, will be issued later this year, in the light of consultations now taking place.