These resources link primary science and reading comprehension for pupils aged ten to eleven. With three activities for each targeted age range, you will be sure to find something that suits your class. Are they interested in engineering? Do you want to teach electrical circuits in a more engaging way? Or do your...

Aimed at primary level, this pack contains activities that can be done with materials easily found at home. These activities are an ideal way for the whole family to take part in science activities without needing hours of preparation. The activities cover a mixture of topics including: changing state, properties...

This series looks at the language behind key concepts in Maths and Science, using photographs and simple sentences to help children understand words. Each book focuses on...

This collection, developed by The University of the West of England, contains ten comics and investigations related to materials and their properties. They are designed to promote the teaching of scientific enquiry in an engaging and inventive way. Follow central character Selenia from an alien planet where they...

Science Directions is a whole-school scheme for primary science. Progression from year one to year six general science is assisted with a colour student book for each year. Students books combine information and activities and are closely integrated with teaching guide lesson plans.

This collection contains a variety of science education reports published by a number of different organisations. The reports have been classified into the following sub collections:

• Assessment
• International Comparisons
• Post 16
• Professional Development
• Teaching and...

This collection of STEM educational reports, produced by a number of organisations, concern how science is assessed. The reports include: * Improving the assessment of practical work in school science - this report reviews how practical work in science is currently assessed in England. *The effects of national...

This collection contains a variety of reports published by a number of organisations comparin performance in science across countries. The reports include: * Physics Participation and Policies: Lessons from Abroad - this report, produced by the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER), looks at the...

This collection of STEM education reports explores science professional development. The reports include:

• Mathematics and science in secondary schools - This study examined the deployment of science and mathematics teachers and support staff in maintained secondary schools in England.
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This collection of STEM educational reports, produced by a number of organisations, concern the teaching and learning of science. The reports include:

*Physics in schools IV: supply and retention of teachers - This report looks at specialist physics teacher supply and retention in English schools.

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The Science experiments series explores popular scientific topics through experiments, stressing the importance of practical back up to scientific principles and...

Following the establishment of the 1989 National Curriculum (NC) for science, the Secretary of State for Education and Science made proposals regarding the revision of Attainment Targets (AT) for science. The key ideas included proposal of:
*Five attainment targets
- AT1 - Scientific investigation...

Since 2010, Science for All has brought together science teachers and teaching assistants with expertise in special educational needs with curriculum developers from the Centre for Science Education (CSE) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). This collaboration has developed a range of resources to help support SEN...

This report, by the Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, analyses the case studies produced for the Science For All Project to identify those parts of each study that may have particular relevance for students on the Autistic Spectrum in relation to teaching and learning.

The report gives an...

Science for Primary Schools was a series of booklets produced by the Primary Science Committee of the Association for Science Education (ASE) soon after the formation of the ASE from two separate organisations, the SMA and the AWST in 1963. The series of five booklets...