Published in April 2013  This report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) presents the findings from an investigation into the views of senior staff with responsibility for determining CPD strategy, within schools and further education colleges.    

Guidance on the teaching of three earth and space topics was given in the second edition of the Nuffield Co-ordinated Sciences Teachers’ Guide. As in the first edition, the earth and space topics were closely linked to the teaching of the chemistry and physics. The activities were described in...

Physics and the Earth Sciences for Middle Schools is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of...

Since 2000, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its predecessor Departments have been responsible for funding the Public Attitudes to Science series of attitudinal surveys.

This survey provides information about what the public thinks about science, scientists and science policy...

In this resource from the Construction Youth Trust, students are introduced to the basics of architecture and are asked to make their own plans for a building project. The materials have been written to help a non-teaching STEM professional to work with students in an educational setting.

The resource comes...

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study tackles the themes of curriculum development, progression through STEM subjects and careers. By Hartlepool College of Further Education, the case study looks at the development of an engineering diploma and issues relating to timetable,...

In this resource from the Construction Youth Trust, students are asked to work out how much electricity is needed to power homes as they are built, and discuss how this demand can be met. The materials have been written to help a non-teaching STEM professional to work with students in an educational setting.

ENTHUSE Placements give teachers an opportunity to experience invaluable placements in a leading UK STEM organisation or university. It allows teachers to take away a wealth of knowledge for their students to transform their understanding of STEM careers and enrich the teaching of STEM subjects.

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Using enhancement and enrichment activities helps to promote greater engagement with STEM subjects and raises awareness of STEM careers. These resources support the establishment and utilisation of external partnerships to promote STEM subject choice and careers.

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Produced by the former Department for Children, Schools and Families, this work-related learning guide is aimed at young people and their parents or carers, employers, primary and secondary schools and colleges, and Education Business Partnership Organisations. The guide includes information on providing work-...

Lesson 2 - Climate change

This second lesson of a sequence of three, focuses on climate change and global warming and the consequences of such, aimed at 14-16 year olds.

Activities include analysing the combustion of hydrocarbons and researching the effects of global warming and...

This publication from the Department for Education addresses the issue of equality and diversity in the STEM workforce which is not yet truly representative. It examines the number of ethnic minority students studying STEM subjects and undertaking STEM-related careers.

The publication looks at approaches...

In this Science upd8 activity students take on the role of a hospital Family Liaison Officer. They carry out research around cells, tissues and organs and then explain a patient's injuries using this knowledge. The activity can help to broaden students' ideas about careers in medicine.

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