A report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (the 10th report of the session 2005-06), it focuses on secondary education in England, with regard to: *student attitudes and choices, and the effect on the take-up of science at GCSE and beyond *teaching methods *the recruitment and...

A study published in 2016 in Educational Researcher looks at the profile of science achievement gaps to the age of 14. The researchers used data from the US Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), which followed 7,757 children from kindergarten (Year 1) to eighth...

The Nuffield Junior Science project team wrote this book to highlight the benefits in primary schools that arise from the system of assigning one teacher to a class. The authors made the point that this enables the teacher to present children with the world as a unified...

Science and Literacy was written by people from the Nuffield Primary Science Project and the Exeter Extending Literacy Project at a time when there was renewed emphasis on teaching about literacy in primary schools. The approach recommended in the book is based on the...

This report, produced by the Royal Society, has a triple purpose:

• to provide a summary of the quantitative information that is available on attainment and the workforce in respect of 5–14 science and mathematics education across the UK

• to explain the factors considered to have been influential in...

This Ofsted publication describes factors affecting the low take-up of science and mathematics post-16 identified for the year 1992-93. These were: the status of science in our culture; the nature of science and mathematics as school subjects; the organisation of schools; the curriculum; science and mathematics...

These resources link primary science and reading comprehension for pupils aged eight to nine. With three activities for each targeted age range, you will be sure to find something that suits your class. Are they interested in toilets? Do you want to teach states of matter in a more hands-on way? Or do your class...

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

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

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.