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Chemistry: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve chemistry education; and whether she has plans for the subject to focus on (a) green skills, (b) digital skills and (c) transferrable skills alongside technical knowledge.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
19 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve chemistry education; and whether she has plans for the subject to focus on (a) green skills, (b) digital skills and (c) transferrable skills alongside technical knowledge.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    High and rising school standards are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life. The government also recognises that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) su...

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