So, this sounds a lot like the U.S.

Pressure on schools to achieve good results means many classes are reduced to little more than “fact-retention”, it was claimed.

According to The Royal Society, England's high-stakes testing system leaves little time for practical experiments, suggesting that dissecting frogs, using Bunsen burners and building circuit boards risks becoming a thing of the past.

The study said the decline was being fuelled by a lack of specialist science teachers – particularly in primary schools.    

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7874990/School-science-experiments-dropped-says-Royal-Society.html

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