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    Techognition 2026: celebrating the technicians who make learning possible

    By: Sarah Atkinson
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    Behind every brilliant practical, every smoothly run lesson, the equipment’s that’s ready before anyone asks. The room that’s safe, stocked, and somehow still standing by Friday. The “can I just have…?” moments that turn into miracles, and “how did you do that?” there’s usually a technician making it happen On Friday 13 March 2026 , technicians ...

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    British Science Week 2026: spark curiosity and turn questions into action

    By: Tim Bradbury
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    British Science Week 2026: spark curiosity and turn questions into action British Science Week 2026 runs from 6 to 15 March , and it is a brilliant excuse to put big questions centre stage in your classroom. This year’s theme, Curiosity: what’s your question? , is a strong prompt for getting learners to notice more, ask more and explore more, ...

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    Weekly news round up: 10/3/26

    By: Tim Bradbury
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    The Week in Education: What mattered for STEM teachers 4–10 March 2026 • UK education, STEM-first (but not STEM-only) 1) Staffing and pay: the maths is getting tighter (and support staff are key) This week’s workforce story came in two layers. First, modelling shared by government suggests mainstream schools can only afford a modest pay rise ...

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    World Water Day and International Women’s Day: a timely sustainability link

    By: Tim Bradbury
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    World Water Day: linking sustainability, water and gender Our Focus of the Month for March is Sustainability , and World Water Day on 22 March gives us a brilliant opportunity to explore that theme with learners in a way that is timely, relevant and rooted in real-world issues. This year, there is also a particularly powerful link to make with ...

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    Three new opportunities from the Royal Society of Biology

    By: Tim Bradbury
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    Three new opportunities from the Royal Society of Biology (RSB): grants, photography and Biology Week 2026 If you’re looking for practical ways to bring biology to life, the Royal Society of Biology has shared three opportunities worth popping in your diary. From a student-led outreach day (with grant support), to two photography competitions with ...

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