The Apprentice’s view for National Apprentice Week

By Cindy Martin. I was unsure whether I wanted to attend university so once I had completed my GCSEs and A levels at school I decided to apply for an apprenticeship, this would provide me with the opportunity to learn whilst getting paid and allow me to see what I would like to do in [...]

Merry Christmas from the Science Learning Centres

Welcome to the last of our resource and activity gifts for Christmas. A huge thank you to all of our delegates who have participated at one of the Science Learning Centres across the country this year. Here are the last of our resources for you to share, use or take inspiration from. Primary (Please scroll [...]

Lab Design – Why aren’t we planning for the future, rather than languishing in the past?

By Mark Langley Science teaching has changed a lot in the last 30 years, so why do we put up with facilities that do not help us teach effectively? Money is usually the answer and currently there is little of this about.  However, when it is available why do so many schools and colleges just [...]

It’s having an effect.

David Thorpe, MyScience.co Ltd Finance and Operations Director recently presented to York Business Link (October 2011). Here is a summary of his views and a slide share version of the presentation. The Third Sector The UK has always been rightly proud of its third sector and Myscience is an excellent example of a modern-day third [...]

Life in the Labs – Data Loggers

by Helen Rose In this, the first of my video blogs, I am introducing  data loggers; what they are, how they can be used and what to consider when buying data loggers for your school.  In later video blogs I’ll be showing you what data loggers are available in the market and some of their [...]

Exam Results 2010

In this video, Professor Sir John Holman, discusses the encouraging increase in the number of pupils electing to study triple science and the implications for schools and colleges. Accessing support The Science Learning Centres run a number of courses to support the delivery of triple science: Triple Science Support Programme

Shaping Your Future in a Challenging Landscape

Professor Sir John Holman discusses the new government’s emerging priorities and proactive strategies for managing change: Related courses Moving Forward with New Curriculum Developments This course will provide an opportunity for primary and secondary schools to consider transition with a particular focus on progression in skills and assessment. Find out more

News on the Primary Curriculum

The Department for Education has announced this week that they do not intend to proceed with the proposed new primary curriculum. Schools are to continue using the existing primary curriculum in 2011/12. For the future DfE ministers feel that schools should be given more flexibility. With this in mind the government intends to return the [...]

Understanding the Applications and Implications of Science

In this video, Zoe Crompton explains Assessment Focus 2: Understanding the Applications and Implications of Science. More information about this experiment can be found on the Primary Upd8 website. Related courses The Leading Assessment for Learning Course at the National Science Learning Centre will help you use AfL effectively by developing your everyday Assessment for [...]

Synthia Sets the Agenda

Hot topic of the moment is Craig Venter’s announcement that his group has created a synthetic life form (dubbed Synthia by the media). This attention-grabber raises interesting discussion points for biology classrooms. Amongst these is the meaning of “synthetic”. It certainly is not true that Venter’s group has “created life”. The functions of too many [...]