The 15 Basic ('B') units for year three (now year nine) of Nuffield 13 to 16 each included enough material for six double periods. Schools were expected to cover five units in a term.

The booklets for students were supplemented by worksheets, to be found in the middle of most teachers’ guides. These could be...

The 10 Further Science ('D') units in the Nuffield 13-16 programme each included enough material for eight double periods. Together they provided for a double-award in science by covering the content of a second Science course when combined with three X units. Schools were expected to cover about two and a half...

The 11 Science ('S') units in the Nuffield 13-16 programme each included enough material for eight double periods. Together they covered the content of a single-certificate Science course when combined with two X units. Schools were expected to cover two and a half units in a term.

The booklets for students...

This Nuffield 13-16 Study Guide I was intended as the first of a series in response to feedback from teachers using the resources. In the end, only this volume was published. It was designed to support the teaching of the 15 'B' Units with:
*a set of...

The eight Science ('D') Units in the Nuffield 13-16 programme each included enough material for eight double periods. Together they provided some choice for teachers who could select two of the units to complete the Single Science course and a further three units to complete the Further Science course. The booklets...

The three packs of Nuffield Science activity sheets were designed to match the National Curriculum Science at Key stage Four from 1996. The ideas were drawn from materials produced by various Nuffield projects over the previous ten years.

Each pack contains activities which exemplify the Nuffield approach...

This Nuffield Foundation publication was prepared to help students master the calculations involved in GCSE Science courses. The book is divided up into a series individual topics. Each topic is presented in three parts.

• A summary of the ideas students need to know, including any important formulas....

The Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three course materials for Year Seven were planned as an integrated science course.

The topics

Topic A Being a scientist

Topic B Senses

Topic C Measuring

Topic D Solar System

Topic E Forces

Topic F Elements and...

The Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three course materials for Year Eight were planned as an integrated science course.

The topics 

Topic A Energy

Topic B Fuels

Topic C Life goes on

Topic D Healthy body

Topic E An electrical world

Topic F Water

Year Nine of Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three was written to provide a clear transition into the 14-16 curriculum. Two teaching sequences were devised for Year Nine, either as an integrated course or as a co-ordinated course divided into biology, chemistry and physics.

Principles

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In the early 1980s the Nuffield Foundation decided that a new scheme for the first two years of secondary school was needed to replace the very successful Nuffield Combined Science programme.

The outcome of new developments was Nuffield 11-13 which was first...

Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three materials were created by reworking the resources from the Nuffield Science 11 to 13 programme to match the new National Curriculum. For each year there was a Teachers' Guide, a text for students, and a file of worksheets for the...

The Nuffield Foundation set up the Nuffield Science in Practice project in 1991 to innovate in the field of vocational science education. Just as work started, the government announced that the National Council of Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) would be setting up a...

The Advanced GNVQ was a two-year, post-16 qualification. Originally it consisted of eight mandatory (compulsory) units, four optional units and three units of core skills. This level was for students who had achieved four or more GCSEs at grade C or above. The Advanced GNVQ was considered equivalent to two A level...

At first, Intermediate level GNVQ was planned as a one-year, post-16 qualification. The programme consisted of four mandatory units of work, two optional units (from a choice of four) and three units of core skills. This level was intended for students with a range of GCSE passes, but few A-C grades. The completed...