John Naughton on the lack of intelligence in science and technology education in the UK. #F #STEM

John Naughton on the lack of intelligence in science and technology education in the UK. #F #STEM

For example, 80% of physics teachers in independent schools had a degree in physics, compared to only 30% of those in state schools. Just under half of all science A grades at A-level are from independent schools." So the school pipeline that feeds the undergraduate courses that eventually feed postgraduate studies is producing far fewer stem students than the country needs and a disproportionate number of them come from private schools.

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