OECD - PISA 2006

29th November 2007

Commenting on the initial results of the PISA 2006 report on science Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said:

“While the results in PISA 2006 are not comparable with previous PISA studies there are some mixed messages from these initial findings.

“The ranking represents good news for schools. Nevertheless it has to be asked whether the over prescribed national curriculum in science has led to youngsters saying that they find science less fun than their peers in other countries”.