Sixty Second Science

Aimed at primary level, this pack contains a range of different activities which take sixty seconds and are intended to stretch the imagination. The activities cover a mixture of topics including: materials and their properties, Earth and space, forces, living things and their habitats, mathematical puzzles and...

Professional Standards for Teachers in England from September 2007

Produced in 2007, these professional standards were intended to help guide teachers' professional development and career choices.

The professional standards cover the following career stages:
Q – qualified teacher status
C – core standards for main scale teachers who have successfully completed...

The Whole Curriculum in Primary Schools

Published in 1993 by the Association for Science Education, this report was a response to concerns about primary curriculum overload and the place of science as a core subject within the curriculum. A task group including practising teachers, a primary head teacher, a science adviser, lecturers and researchers in...

Enhancing STEM Academics' Public Engagement Skills

These resources, from the HE STEM Programme South West, were produced
 to
 enable
 academic staff, undergraduates, masters 
and
 PhD
 students in higher education institutions to
 undertake
 more effective
 outreach
 through
 a
 better
 understanding
 of

 theory
 and
 practices
 with
 regard to
 school
 curricula...

Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools Unit 2- Teaching Models

This study unit offers some practical strategies that teachers, particularly those who are newly qualified (NQTs), can use to improve their understanding and selection of different teaching models. The unit provides strategies to develop teaching skills, practical tips and tasks to help teachers to consider advice...

A Framework for the School Curriculum

Published in January 1980, this report sets out preliminary views on the form that a framework for the proposed National Curriculum should take and the ground it should cover. The ideas were presented to start a consultation process, leading to a curriculum that would apply to schools nationally and promote...