One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children explore when and why hats are worn: as parts of uniforms or for protection, for example.

Children also begin...

This collection of STEM education reports explores professional development across the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM subjects). The reports include:

A recommended code of governance for schools: a flexible framework for strategic planning

Space for technicians?

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The videos in this collection from teachers TV are intended for primary science practitioners. They contain advice and guidance on pedagogy, lesson planning, organising science in and out of the classroom and other areas of teaching and learning. They are useful to both newly qualified and experienced teachers....

This collection from Teachers TV features videos that are aimed at primary mathematics practitioners and professional development. They contain advice and guidance on pedagogy, lesson planning, organising mathematics in and out of the classroom and other areas of teaching and learning. They are useful to both...

A series of engaging science experiments aimed at primary school pupils.

This video from Teachers TV follows Professor Steve Jones as he introduces a Year Six class to genetic diversity. The practical lesson links to the topics of classification of living things, evolution and inheritance. Children look at the observable similarities and differences between a sample of snails and then...

This guidance is aimed at businesses and other organisations looking to provide support and inspiration for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in schools.  It is based on consultation with teachers, further developed through debate between teachers, businesses and learned societies.  Teachers...

Published by BEAM, this collection provides a selection of resources for teachers of primary and lower secondary mathematics. Included are a number of challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and games to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding...

Designed to be accessible for all primary aged children, this activity guides you and your pupils through the simple steps to design, measure, mix and bake puff-pastry pizza whirls. Suitable for ages four to eleven, this could be carried out as part of a design and technology or maths lesson, and is simple to...

This cross curricular resource explores the difference that growing pumpkins can make to the lives of people living in flood affected regions in Bangladesh. It includes finding out about Bangladesh and its people and ways to address poverty, investigating the pumpkin lifecycle and seed germination, designing and...

This resource from the IET teaches pupils about number sequences, patterns and predictions, in the context of making Christmas paper chains. Pupils are challenged to create the longest paper chain with just three pieces of paper. 

This collection of resources is from the evolving Government agencies that have maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the Secretary of State for Education on these matters. 

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The Qualifications and...