There used to be more than 20 mandatory student practicals in the science subjects but in the new specification there are just 10 to 12 experiments
The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland is dissociating itself from the current draft subject specifications for the reformed Leaving Cert subjects in biology, physics and chemistry. The union is taking this highly unusual step because the full results of a public consultation on the initial draft specifications were not presented to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) subject development groups.
