Professional Award in Science Teaching and Learning

By Clare Warren “Does outdoor learning contribute to children’s enjoyment of science?” I am currently studying on the Professional Award in Science Teaching and Learning programme which recognises the completion of a period of CPD which has had an impact on teaching. Teachers who achieve the Professional Award have demonstrated their ability to effectively reflect [...]

Bring Science to Life: CSI Forensics

Our latest video is a spoof based around our course Bring Science to Life: CSI Forensics.  The footage is taken from the actual course and features Brian Hook and Clive Donner, both former members of New Scotland Yard’s anti terrorist branch. The course provides an exciting and interactive way to bring science to life in [...]

12 Christmas activities in the science classroom

Ho ho ho.  It’s the last few days of school before the Christmas holidays and your pupils are all far too excited to concentrate on anything other than the looming visit by the big man in red  – and the possibility of making snowmen. So how do you keep their minds engaged on the subject, [...]

Five easy things to help enrich your science teaching

By John Walker How do we really bring STEM subjects alive for learners?  How do we provide those memorable and stimulating experiences to help them see beyond the limits of the school curriculum and realise that STEM subjects are both relevant and exciting for real?  Teachers usually recognise that the answers to these and similar [...]