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    Making it memorable - teaching strategies to support recall and retention

    By: Chris Carr 12 hours ago
    Posted in: Community Noticeboard

    How effective is the human memory? As an exercise, try the following with a partner; slowly read aloud the following words in order and then ask them to recall as many as they can: Desk, Lamp, Bookcase, Table, Chair, Einstein, Wardrobe, Stool, Bed, ...

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    Maths in science - and science in maths - is a two-way street

    By: Stephen Lyon 7 days ago
    Posted in: Community Noticeboard

    Ofsted’s research review for science, published in April 2021 , makes for interesting reading. Pleasingly, there is a section highlighting that there should be ‘coherence between mathematics and science’. The review goes on to advocate that ‘subject ...

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    Join our fascinating and free online seminars focusing on cutting edge science

    By: Ajay Sharman 8 days ago
    Posted in: Community Noticeboard

    Did you know we run fascinating free online seminars for teachers, technicians, school career advisors and STEM Ambassadors? These seminars are an excellent opportunity to improve subject knowledge on cutting edge science and engineering research from ...

    6 people like this.

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    Making it memorable – teaching strategies to support recall and retention

    By: Chris Carr 13 hours ago
    Posted in: 11-19 Science

    How effective is the human memory? As an exercise, try the following with a partner; slowly read aloud the following words in order and then ask them to recall as many as they can: Desk, Lamp, Bookcase, Table, Chair, Einstein, Wardrobe, Stool, Bed, Window, Door If you repeat this with multiple volunteers, you’ll likely find that people tend to ...

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    BREAKING: £4.7bn extra school funding and £1.8bn more catch-up

    By: Tim Bradbury 15 hours ago
    Posted in: Careers, Clubs and Cross-Curricular

    The government will pump an extra £4.7 billion into school funding by 2024-25, Rishi Sunak has announced. The chancellor told the House of Commons today that coupled with spending increases announced in 2019, the additional cash would “restore per-pupil funding to 2010 levels in real terms. This was equivalent to a cash increase for every pupil of ...

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    Sir David Attenborough warns 'act now' on climate change ahead of COP26

    By: Steve Castle yesterday
    Posted in: 11-19 Science

    Sir David Attenborough will be addressing world leaders as the UK hosts the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) from 31 October to 12 November. He's featured in this fascinating BBC News interview where he warns "if he we don't act now, it will be too late" on climate change. The Royal Society have produced an animation narrated by Sir David which ...

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    How does education play a key role at COP26 and in the fight against climate change?

    By: Tim Bradbury 2 days ago
    Posted in: Careers, Clubs and Cross-Curricular

    Next month the COP26 climate change conference will be hosted in Glasgow, with leaders from across the globe, joining to discuss ways to combat the effects of climate change. The UK government will be taking a leading role in this conference, with the Department for Education leading the conversation on how to fight climate change through education, ...

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    Enter the European Solar Telescope project and win a trip to Tenerife!

    By: Steve Castle 6 days ago
    Posted in: 11-19 Science

    The EST project is holding an international contest for secondary schools called "The Sun at a glance". Students from all over Europe are invited to research different subjects related to our star and help us build the EST Solarpedia, an open educational resource about the Sun. WHAT Participants will have to design an infographic ...

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    Sign up for our next STEM Learning Bites session focused on supporting new and trainee teachers

    By: Steve Castle 6 days ago
    Posted in: 11-19 Science

    Did you miss our first ever STEM Learning Bites session exclusively live on Community? If so, fear not - another fantastic session coming up very soon! Pat Moore, PGCE Science Lead at Sheffield Hallam University, will be returning after her successful online webinar last week with a session on Thursday 4 November at 4pm. Entitled 'how to support new ...