An exam board has scrapped a GCSE biology question about creationism after admitting it could be misleading.

The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance paper asked pupils how the Bible’s theory of creation seeks to explain the origins of life.

AQA stressed that pupils taking its biology GCSE were not required to study creationism as a scientific theory.

But it admitted that describing it as a “theory” could be misleading, and said it would review the wording of papers.

The review was prompted by a complaint from teachers and a university lecturer.

I can’t believe they snuck this into a science exam paper — this has nothing to do with science and calling it a ‘theory’ is just a joke!