马丁霍林斯（2006）解释在Insight是原国家课程，重点放在关键阶段3，因为它是公认的什么被遗忘的“关键阶段”。它是在intermission时间关键的关键阶段2的端部之间的和最重要的关键阶段4。学生在他们的程度的情况下背在早期部分的关键阶段3。这一结果一个新的关键阶段3，科学研究纲领是什么在2007年引进的关键阶段4的支持方案，发布于2004年。 在新的国家课程为14—16岁，在英格兰，这是“科学和知识的重要性，在作品的过程，而比科学的内容。其他要求的程序是所谓的“广度”和“研究想法和选择是一个关键的跨学科：生物学，化学，物理学，天文学、地球和环境科学的基础上，选择工作在关键阶段3和一个湖泊的一个节点相关人员健康的小学生，每天他们对生活和世界的技术需求到满足那些打算在他们的科学研究的进步超越16，有一个额外的课程范围。
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Martin Hollins (2006) explained an insight about national curriculum, the original focus on key stage 3 was because it was acknowledged as 'forgotten key stage'. It is an intermission time between crucial end of key stage 2 and most important key stage 4. The pupils fall back in their attainment during early parts of key stage 3. This results a new key stage 3 programme of study for science was introduced in 2007 which support the key stage 4 programme which released in 2004.In the new National curriculum for 14-16 years old in England this is called 'How Science works' and stated an importance of the process of science rather than the content. The other requirement of the programme is called the 'Breadth of study' and is a selection of key ideas from across the sciences: Biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth and environmental sciences .The selection builds on the work in key stage 3 and is seen to be of current relevance to pupils personal wellbeing, their everyday life and the technological world they inhabit To meet the needs of those who intend to progress in their science studies beyond 16, there is a range of additional courses.
