Technology in the National Curriculum 1990
Written the year after the introduction of the National Curriculum, this report from the Department of Education and Science specifies the Attainment Targets expected of students at all stages of compulsory education in technology. Programmes of Study are described, along with examples of work that students could be set, for Key…
STEM Knowledge Networks
This booklet provides twelve case studies from STEM Knowledge Networks. These were projects supported by the National STEM Centre in partnership with the National Centre for the Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (NCETM). Schools were required to enable at least two or more STEM departments to work collaboratively by releasing teachers…
Wellcome Trust Monitor
The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' and young people's views of science, biomedical research and science education. • Wave 1 (the baseline survey) was conducted in 2009 by the National Centre for Social Research who interviewed 1,179 adults and 374 young people. • Wave 2 was conducted…
Ensuring a High Quality, Localised Infrastructure for the CPD of Maths Teachers
The purpose of the study, produced by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) was to inform the establishment of the planned National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), but it is also hoped that this report of the study will be viewed as a useful contribution to the on-going debate about…
Ensuring Effective CPD for Teachers of Mathematics in Primary Schools
A policy report produced by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education which argues that the key issues for the future of primary mathematics learning and teaching can only be addressed in primary schools if there is suitable provision of continuing professional development (CPD). In view of this, ACME commissioned a study into…
National Curriculum: From Policy to Practice
This booklet was written to provide a guide to the National Curriculum for students in compulsory education, those aged five to sixteen. Published in 1989, it examines the legal requirements of the curriculum in the light of the Education Reform Act (ERA) of 1988. Chapters aim: • to show how the ERA requirements relate…
Science and Mathematics Education 5-14
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 producing…
Breakaway Maths Level 3 - Copymasters
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Though designed to complement the Level 3 textbooks and workbooks in the series, the worksheets could be used as further activities to consolidate and practise areas taught in class.…
Breakaway Maths Level 3 - Going Home
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around colourful pictures which tell the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa as they return home following a weekend away at an activity centre. Mathematical…
Breakaway Maths Level 3 - Climbing and Shooting
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around colourful pictures which tell the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa as they go shooting and climbing at an activity centre. Mathematical areas…
Breakaway Maths Level 3 - The Museum
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around the colourful pictures which follow the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa as they visit a museum. Mathematical areas covered are: •…
Breakaway Maths Level 2 - Number Workbook
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. It contains questions to consolidate and practise areas taught in class. The mathematical points covered are: • Counting to 10 • Writing numerals to 10 • Language…
Nemesis
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around the colourful pictures which follow the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa on a trip to an adventure park. Mathematical areas covered are: •…
Toyland Tours
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around the colourful pictures which follow the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa on a trip to an adventure park. Mathematical areas covered are: •…
Goodbye to the Castle
This resource from Breakaway Maths is designed to support children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. Mathematical questions are posed around the colourful pictures which follow the story of David, Lisa, Nicky and Rupa as they return from a trip to a castle. Mathematical areas covered…
Let's Investigate Handling Data
A series of three books containing a number of activities designed to explore topics covering the handing data objectives in the curriculum. Each book is split into four sections. Each section consists of teacher notes detailing objectives, language development, further activities and includes photocopiable material. Book 1 is…
Biscuit Bashing
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids. A demonstrator uses biscuits to show children that some solids are made of tiny pieces and can be poured. Using a biscuit and crushing it into tiny pieces helps children see…
Slime and Goo
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids and liquids. PVA glue, borax solution is mixed to create slime. The PVA and borax solution combine to create a new material which acts like both a liquid and a solid. This…
Bouncy Custard
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids. Mix PVA glue, water, borax and corn flour to create ‘bouncy custard’. The glue combines with the borax solution and corn flour to create a new material which flows…
Leaky Bottle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about gases. A bottle of water has two wooden skewers inserted through the bottle. The two skewers are slowly pulled out but the water does not come out of the holes as the gases in the air…
Bath Bomb
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing materials and irreversible reactions. Bicarbonate of soda, citric acid and salt are mixed then combined with oil, fragrance and food colouring to produce a bath bomb. The bath…
Carbon from a Candle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing state and irreversible reactions. A candle is lit and a ceramic tile is placed above the flame. Usually a candle burns to produce carbon dioxide but as the amount of oxygen…
Fire Extinguisher
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about the gases, changing state and irreversible reactions. Night lights are placed in a glass bowl and lit whilst bicarbonate of soda is placed in a jug and vinegar added slowly. Carbon…
Freaky Hand
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about irreversible reactions. Vinegar is poured into a jar and a plastic glove containing bicarbonate of soda is fitted onto the top. When the bicarbonate of soda is tipped into the vinegar…
Heavy Sugar
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about densities of liquids or keeping healthy. A can of diet cola is placed in a container of water alongside a can of non-diet cola and the level at which they float is compared. The diet…
Rainbow of Colours
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about separating ink through chromatography. Different coloured inks are dotted onto strips of water colour paper and then strips then placed in water. The different colours in the dye separate…
Lava Lamp
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about liquids, gases and irreversible reactions. Coloured water and oil are poured into a container and they separate according to their densities. The oil on top when an effervescent tablet…
Suspended Ice
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment on density which may be used when learning about separating mixtures and the properties of liquids. Oil, water and an ice cube are all put in a clear container and the resulting levels compared. The oil floats on top of…
Intriguing Ice
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing state. Different kinds of liquid are frozen and the results observed and discussed. Pre-boiled water results in a mostly clear ice, salt water a cloudy ice, lemonade an ice…
Racing Liquids - Art on a Plate
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about liquids. Milk is poured onto a plate and drops of food colouring dotted onto it. The colours hang in the liquid due to a mixture of surface tension and the properties of milk. A cotton…
Anti-gravity Bottle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about gases and forces. A milk bottle is filled with water then a ping pong ball placed on the top. When up-turned the water stays in the bottle as the large surface area of the ping pong…
Particle Disco
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about dissolving. The demonstrator shows that water molecules move faster when heated. Using two glass of water, one hot and one cold, and putting in a few drops of food colouring, the two…
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