School science ‘vital’ to levelling-up agenda, says lobby group

Young people should be equipped with skills to take advantage of R&D, says Case briefing

High-quality science education is crucial to driving forward the government’s plans to “level up” the UK economy and society, the Campaign for Science and Engineering has said.

In its new Inspiring Innovation briefing, the campaign group says that with the government’s promise to increase public research investment to £22 billion by 2024-25, “everyone should be able to participate in a more innovative economy and society”.