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ASE Policy Statements

Launched : January 1998 An Introduction During 1996/7 all the policy statements of the Association were reviewed. Regions, ASE committees and individual members were all involved in considering drafts of policy statements in existing and new areas. Council approved the revised set of policy statements in November 1997, after considering the consultation responses. Although these stand as current ASE policy, the process of policy formulation must be dynamic. ASE committees and Regions may recommend policies in areas yet unconsidered. Guidance Division of Council will monitor policy development and review to ensure that ASE policies reflect both the important areas of science education and views of ASE members. Individual policy documents are 1-2 sides of A4 in length. They are all available on this web site. Alternatively, you can receive the full policy document for any particular area, by sending an A4 s.a.e. to John Lawrence at ASE Headquarters, indicating the relevant area(s). The summary was launched at the ASE Annual Meeting at Liverpool University in January 1998 and copies of the summary were sent to all members with the journal Education in Science.      Policy Statements Summary of Policy statements                   Science Education Quality in science education Science in the curriculum 5-16 Values and science education                    Staffing Initial teacher education Continuing professional development Technicians      Equal Opportunities Access to science education Gender Race, equality and science teaching      Learning and Teaching Learning Assessment Class size Information technology      Role of Science Public understanding of science Technology Environmental education      Relationships Governors Industry Community The policies apply across the UK. 'Teachers of science' is used throughout to cover all who teach science from early years to HE. The term learners is used to encompass learners of all ages. Institution is used throughout to denote any formal place of learning. This includes primary, middle, special, & secondary schools; sixth form, FE and HE colleges. Headteacher is used to cover principals in post-16 institutions as well as headteachers of schools. Governing Bodies includes School Boards. Mary Ratcliffe Immediate Past Chair Past Policy Statements For members who would like to contrast the new policy statements with those that were published prior to January 1998, the older versions are still available on this site and details are given below.

Past  Policy Statements
Assessment Class Size Gender and Science Education Education/Industry Partnership Post-16 Science Professional Development of Science Teachers Secondary Science Teacher Provision The School Technician Service	Balanced Science Science Education and the Community Governors and Science Education Learning and Teaching Approaches Primary Science Race, Equality and Science Teaching Technology Environmental Education