Introducing evolution into the primary curriculum

By Stuart Scrase

Issue 140 | Page 8 | Published Nov 2015

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Stuart Scrase, a year 6 teacher and the science coordinator at a Tower Hamlet's Primary School, reflects on teaching evolution for the first time.

Primary Science Curriculum
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