I received the following e-mail from Cancer Research UK. The resources may be useful for new KS4 courses.
"I thought you may be interested to know that we have recently launched a series of 4 fully evaluated lesson plans about cancer, health and how science works. The lesson plans link to the key stage 4 science/biology, citizenship and PSHE curricula, and can be downloaded from www.cancerlessonplans.org.uk :
What is cancer? explains the biology of the disease
Trust me, I’m a doctor debates the ethical issues surrounding the use of human tissues in research
Design your own health campaign challenges students to encourage others to adopt a healthy lifestyle
Cancer and viruses highlights the role of viruses in cancer and the possible impacts of a vaccine for cervical cancer
We do hope you have time to go and take a look, and would be grateful if you could highlight these new resources to the science teachers in your area. We would love to hear their feedback - any comments and suggestions they may have should be sent to nr_youtheditor@cancer.org.uk
Many thanks and best wishes,
Josephine
Josephine Querido
Senior Science Information Officer
Cancer Research UK
61, Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PX