This pilot version of the Recommended Code of Governance for Schools was published by the Wellcome Trust in October 2012. It is aimed at providing school governors and senior leaders with a robust yet flexible framework they can use to set the strategic direction for their school, and that governors can use to hold...

In this activity  children are challenged to design and make a robotic arm to grab things from a distance. The challenge is based on robotic arms on the International Space Station used to move heavy equipment or perform delicate tasks. Children will:

• discover relationships between the length of a...

This resource contains six activities that link to Living Things and their Habitats. In this unit of learning, the children will use their learning to design their own ‘pop-up’ or interactive book which showcases the variety of life in our world. These activities are designed for use with mixed age groups classes...

This book recounts the life cycle of a bean plant, from beginning to end. White Wolves Non-fiction is a guided reading scheme which takes a high-interest approach to core geography, history and science topics. It has...

Almost the entire world depends on a reliable electricity source - but...

What exactly is a living thing? And what is it made of? A Beginner's Guide to Life on Earth starts with the very basics of life and provides manageable bite sized chunks of information to explain...

Bridges are a huge feature of the River Thames. They also demonstrate important scientific ideas, and show how technology and engineering have evolved. An exhibition about bridges will be very welcome in local primary schools, or by younger or other year groups in your school, especially if the components are built...

In 'A Briefer History of Time' the authors endeavour to make the themes and topics covered in Stephen Hawking's best-selling original work more accessible to the lay reader while expanding the scope of the subject...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

A Creative Approach to Teaching Science is filled with exciting and innovative ways to teach and meet the objectives for primary physics, chemistry and biology from Years 1-6. Each idea has been tried and tested, used in the classroom with children of the relevant age range, and all are deep rooted in practical...

Science has never been more exciting with this attention-grabbing approach which delivers true scientific learning through an action-packed story and spectacular graphic illustrations. The science in the story is...

This series uses cartoon style illustrations and humorous narrative text to make key topics in Science and Geography both accessible and engaging . This approach encourages children to read about and understand...

This "Nuffield Primary Science" course is founded on extensive research. The books are a scheme using children's own ideas as starting points for scientific investigations. The research is known as SPACE (Science Processes and Concept Exploration). This book looks at different plants and animals.

Part of the "Nuffield Primary Science" course founded on extensive research. The books are a scheme using children's own ideas as starting points for scientific investigations. The research is known as SPACE (Science Processes and Concept Exploration). This book looks at electricity and magnets.