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Subjects & Curriculum
Subject-specific ideas, demonstrations and curriculum advice, with a particular strength in science and physics, from KS3 to A level.
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17 Ways to Get More from Seneca Learning in Secondary Science
Seneca is now a familiar sight in secondary science departments. Pupils know it, most teachers can set something on it in a couple of…
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17 Reasons to Teach Physics After a Physics Degree
A physics degree can take you into engineering, research, computing, finance, medicine, data science and many other fields. Teaching may not be the most…
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17 Ways to Bridge the Gap from GCSE Combined Science to A-Level Physics
Students who take GCSE Combined Science can succeed in A-level Physics. They already possess knowledge of forces, energy, electricity, waves, particles and atomic physics.…
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17 Ways to Get Help When Teaching Physics Outside Your Specialism in the UK
Teaching physics outside your main specialism can be challenging. You may be an experienced science teacher but feel less confident explaining electricity, modelling forces,…
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17 Practical Ways to Use Live Marking in GCSE Science
Live marking involves checking pupils’ work while they are completing it, rather than taking every book home and adding written comments later. It allows…
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17 Ways to Use “I Do, We Do, You Do” in GCSE Physics
“I do, we do, you do” is often described as a simple three-stage teaching model: The underlying idea is the gradual release of responsibility.…
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17 Ideas for Year 10 Science Summer Holiday Work
Summer work should help pupils retain key knowledge without taking over the holiday. Short, varied tasks are usually more useful than one large booklet…
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17 Science Clubs to Stretch and Challenge High-Achieving GCSE Pupils
The best science clubs do more than provide entertaining experiments. They give pupils opportunities to wrestle with unfamiliar problems, design investigations, analyse evidence, make…
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17 Powerful Ways to Use Storytelling in GCSE Science
GCSE Science contains some of the most remarkable stories pupils will encounter: stars being born, diseases spreading, atoms being rearranged, species adapting and scientists…
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17 Ways to Support Non-Specialists Teaching Physics
Being asked to teach physics outside your specialism can be daunting. A biology teacher may suddenly find themselves explaining electromagnetic induction. A chemist may…
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17 Ways to Make Triple Science Accessible to More Pupils
Triple Science should not feel like a private club for the pupils who happened to be placed in the top set at the age…
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17 Lessons from Mary Myatt’s KS3: The Ambitious Years
Mary Myatt’s KS3: The Ambitious Years: Why Years 7 to 9 Matter More Than We Think makes a powerful case for taking Key Stage…
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17 Do Nows for GCSE Physics Lessons
A good Do Now settles the class, retrieves prior knowledge and gives the teacher an immediate sense of what pupils remember. It should be…