The elements of a successful chemistry curriculum: RSC's vision for 11-19 chemistry education
Summary of contents
The Royal Society of Chemistry believes everyone is entitled to an excellent chemistry education that is engaging, inspiring and relevant. It should equip learners with the skills and understanding they need to be scientifically literate citizens and to pursue the study of chemical sciences at higher levels should they so wish. The chemistry curriculum that school-age learners experience is fundamental to achieving this.
This report presents an overview of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s curriculum framework at ages 11-19; what is presented here represents what we see as the core of an ideal chemistry curriculum, but by no means its totality. The framework is designed to allow learners to encounter a wide range of modern chemistry, to demonstrate both its impact on everyday life and its potential to address some of the major problems facing society in the 21st century.