I have asked my officials to examine, in consultation with interested parties, the feasibility and practicality of establishing a science centre. In this regard the possibility of a virtual centre would fall to be considered.
This issue highlights the need to continue to boost an interest in the sciences in schools. A significant development planned to take place over the next five years will be the implementation of a new science programme in the primary schools.
In the revised curriculum, science holds equal standing with history and geography for all classes and is to be given an appropriate time allocation. The implementation of the revised curriculum will be supported by a comprehensive programme of in-career professional development for teachers and a new grants scheme for the teaching of science in primary schools.