gcse biology in a religious school

[mollykins]

what do they do when it comes to doing the topics in gcse (and a level probably aswell) that involve evolution, in a faith school?

[mollykins]

they'd have to teach it else the pupils would fail the exam.

or is there an exam board that doesn't have questions to do with evolution?

plus we did a physics topic about the growth of the universe and dinosaurs and tectonic plates moving and the universe being billions of years old. i supose the same exam board would have these such topics aswell?

[mollykins]

i mean wouldn't.

[factor-fiction]

In my experience they teach the syllabus just as any other school would. They want to achieve the best possible GCSE scores.

[factor-fiction]

When I replied I hadn't seen your follow-up questions. I'm not aware of any examination board that teaches science from a creationist point of view but I'd be happy to be corrected.

[mollykins]

i was just wondering seeing as there are so many boards if one did take a creationists point of view?

[Lil O'lady]

Some GCSe boards have attempted to include answers that allow a creationist view to be awarded points. However, teaching a child only one view in exclusion of alternative views handicaps their understanding. Some private schools only teach a creationist agenda, but this will hamper their pupils success in public exams. Most faith schools are completely mainstream in their teaching and moreover are building on the greater success they are experiencing at GCSE, by dint of selecting ('oh no we don't' - 'oh yes you do') pupils at 11 rathewr than accepting all who apply.

[karenmac60]

I've wondered about this myself - my former biology teacher is now a born again christian and also department head. How can she teach one thing but believe something entirely different? Surely it's unethical at the very least.