Produced in 2011 by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these case studies describe work done by practitioners to develop enrichment and enhancement activities for students studying STEM-based subjects. These projects, drawn from across the FE and skills sector, present a wide range of possible ways...

This summary was produced by the Department for Education in 2012 to support schools with their behaviour policy. This document summarises the legal powers and duties that govern behaviour and attendance in school at the time of writing, and explains how they apply to teachers, governing bodies, pupils and parents...

The purpose of the study, produced by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) was to inform the establishment of the planned National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), but it is also hoped that this report of the study will be viewed as a useful contribution to the on-...

In this video, behaviour...

This student facing information sheet explains the term 'ethical research', why it is important and what pupils undertaking an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) need to consider in this area when undertaking research which uses an experiment, survey or observational study. It guides students through a series of...

This Nuffield Working with Science unit showed students how to plan, fund, carry out and complete their own enterprise designed to make money.

Guidance for this topic appears in the...

This booklet contains a range of suggested activities and contexts for teaching about enthalpy at A level.  Curriculum links include heat transfer, enthalpy profile diagrams, exothermic, endothermic, reaction profile diagrams, enthalpy change of reaction, enthalpy change of formation, enthalpy change of combustion...

Deagan is an entomologist for the Forestry Commission, and has travelled the world as part of his job.

Curriculum links include classification, climate change, biodiversity, species, taxonomy, ecosystems, rainforests

For more resources and ideas...

This series of resources has been created for use by teachers and/or Environment Agency STEM Ambassadors to teach pupils about the importance of biodiversity for all living creatures including humans...

Manna is an environmental officer for the Environment Agency, she discusses her role in this video.   The team she works in inspects businesses to ensure they are managing their waste...

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have published a number of briefing notes and brochures which give excellent insights into some of the big environmental issues such as climate change, natural hazards, sustainable use of this planet's resources, biodiversity and pollution.

Two of these...

Sujith's job as an environmental consultant enables him to make a difference and improve our environment. He consults on how to lessen air quality issues, noise pollution, green house gases and climate change.

Nathan is an environmental improvement manager at North East Lincolnshire County Council.  He looks at the impact of the council on climate change and what they can do to reduce that impact across the full range of council services.  He’s essentially an ‘eco-warrior’ for the council.

Curriculum links include...

This set of resources was originally developed for post 16 applied science specifications and include practical activities and study sheets. Resources include:

David works for the Scottish Parliament as an environmental manager. He is responsible for trying to understand the environmental impact of the parliament, such as the amount of energy it uses.  The parliament has set itself challenging targets to reduce the amount of gas and electricity it uses through initiatives...