General Education Reports
This collection holds a variety of reports about education issues in general, rather than about specific subjects. They include reports which discuss the development and importance of vocational courses, progression from Key Stage Four to A Level and continuing professional development for teachers and technicians. Reports which…
Breakaway Maths
Published by Nelson in 1995 Breakaway Maths is designed to provide a resource for children who are having problems with remembering facts and acquiring mathematical skills. It is aimed primarily at children between Years Two and Three but could be used to support any child working within National Curriculum Levels 1-3. The series…
National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute, and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. These resources include posters that can be used in primary and secondary school to explain fundamental…
Physicists in Primary Schools
This collection from Physicists in Primary Schools (PIPS) is designed to interest and enthuse young children with the enjoyment and excitement of physics. Developed by a team from the University of Sheffield for the Institute of Physics (IOP), it is designed to support primary school teachers particularly with abstract concepts when…
Biomimicry 3.8
The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute is a not-for-profit organisation which promotes the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable design. The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute’s programmes aim to broaden and deepen teachers’ knowledge of biomimicry and facilitate the integration of biomimicry into the curriculum. One…
Idea Book for Cuisenaire® Rods
This collection of resources provided by ETA hand2mind is a selection of activities from Idea Book for Cuisenaire® Rods, using Cuisenaire® Rods to teach skills and concepts within mathematics. Cuisenaire® Rods are a useful mathematical resource which provides a concrete visual representation as a bridge to developing…
WORLDbytes
WORLDbytes is a unique online Citizen TV channel set up and run by the education charity WORLDwrite. Dedicated to advancing new knowledge, skills and ideas, the charity promotes excellence in citizen reporting and provides free training to volunteer-learners which combines practical film making with tackling challenging issues. Working…
MathsMaster
This collection contains four sub-collections; Basic Operations, Number, Fractions, Graph Transformations. There is also a separate resource called Maths and art. Each sub-collection consists of a number of short, instructional videos describing how to perform a variety of mathematical operations. The videos are produced by…
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
The Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) was established in 1986. The centre is a focus for research and curriculum development in mathematics teaching and learning, with the aim of unifying and enhancing mathematical progress in schools and colleges. This collection contains resources for use in the teaching of…
Engineers Without Borders UK
This collection is produced by Engineers Without Borders UK, an international development organisation that aims to remove barriers to development through engineering. It contains resources which challenge children to discuss big issues facing the modern world and the challenges this poses for engineers trying to find solutions to…
Engineering Council Resources
Following the introduction of technology to the National Curriculum for students aged 5-16 in 1988, a number of problems with its implementation were identified. The Engineering Council commissioned research into these perceived problems and reports were produced which included recommendations for improvements and future development.…
Science Comics
This collection, developed by The University of the West of England, contains ten comics and investigations related to materials and their properties. They are designed to promote the teaching of scientific enquiry in an engaging and inventive way. Follow central character Selenia from an alien planet where they use magic to change…
5/5- Publication year: 2010 to date
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The Young Scientist Investigates
The Young Scientist Investigates, published by Oxford University Press 1981 - 1986, is a programme of information and activities in science for children aged 8-11. It consists of two course books and 20 topic books for children, a teachers' manual and a teachers' book of practical work. The two course books can be used…
Computer Science Unplugged
Computer Science Unplugged is a collection of twenty activities designed to aid the teaching and learning of computer science through engaging games and puzzles using cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to many of the underlying concepts separated from the distractions and technical…
Nuffield Maths 5-11
Nuffield Foundation provide these resources from the Nuffield Maths 5-11 project, which was originally based on the Nuffield Mathematics Teaching Project, developed in the 1960s. The initial project produced only guidance for teachers, parents and teacher trainers, but was subsequently reviewed and extended, following requests from…
Genes Are Us
These videos and supporting activities have been reviewed by teachers and piloted in schools, and are designed to increase awareness and understanding of genetic disorders and to explain how differences in our genes help to make everyone unique. By encouraging acceptance and tolerance of difference, these resources are designed…
Maths Chest
Maths Chest was published in the late 1980s to provide a structured primary scheme which runs from reception through to the end of primary education. It takes into account the needs of the subject, the constraints of a classroom teacher and the development, including language development, of the child at each stage. The aims of the…
OPAL Surveys
Use surveying as a method of scientific enquiry by using this collection from OPAL (Open Air Laboratories), whose aim is to encourage communities to work on local nature projects with an aim of improving the environment. This collection consists of six surveys which relate to the curriculum areas of plants and animals in the…
ASE Lab Books
The ASE Lab Books were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title in the series covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the ASE journal, School Science Review. Titles…
Science for All
Since 2010, Science for All has brought together science teachers and teaching assistants with expertise in special educational needs with curriculum developers from the Centre for Science Education (CSE) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). This collaboration has developed a range of resources to help support SEN students in their…
Invigorate
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The Society's aim is to expand the frontiers of knowledge by championing the development and use of science, mathematics, engineering and medicine for the benefit of humanity and the good…
Introducing Science
The Introducing Science course, written by Sylvia Jackson, was designed to introduce students aged seven to eleven years to the key concepts and skills used in the study of science. The course consists of twelve students' books with a teachers' book for each pair of books. Each students' book contains a range of activities…
Farming & Countryside Education
Farming & Countryside Education (FACE) aims to educate children and young people about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. FACE works with members and partners to promote visits to farms, and to provide easy access to a wide range of high-quality educational resources and activities to complement both school-based…
Double Crossed and Triple Crossed
Developed by the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, the Double and Triple Crossed projects aimed to bring science and history together to increase engagement in science through topic based, contextualised learning. The project enabled thirteen science and history teachers from secondary…
National SEA LIFE Centre
The National SEA LIFE Centre has produced a variety of colourful and stimulating resources to support the primary school curriculum. These resources can used to enrich the teaching of science topics such as interdependence and adaptation, variation and habitats. They support cross-curricular learning in science, geography and art…
SMILE Mathematics Books
SMILE (Secondary Mathematics Individualised Learning Experiment) was initially developed as a series of practical activities for secondary school students by practising teachers in the 1970's. These mathematics books are intended to be not only a source of ideas but to be a flexible resource that can be adapted to different…
Royal Institution Mathematics
The Royal Institution provide a selection of resources which offer opportunities for practical mathematical activities and investigation. Calculating colours - explores the different ways in which proportion can be expressed City walk - provides a natural context to integrate mathematics, engineering and technology Curve…
Inspire
The materials in this collection have been developed by the Centre for Science Education to support the network of Inspire science clubs. The materials are activities which can be used to enrich the curriculum, as part of a science club activity, or to help primary school children to understand scientific concepts. The activities…
RA3: Raising Aspirations, Attitudes and Achievement
The RA3 project, provided by the Centre for Science Education, aims to bring parents together with their children and teachers to explore the worlds of science, technology and mathematics. Through stimulating group activities parents and guardians are encouraged to collaborate, in a learning environment, with their children and…
New Peak Mathematics
This collection of materials support, enrich and enhance the New Peak Mathematics scheme which is aimed at primary school students. Peak Plus More Starters contains a wealth of starter activities. Peak Plus 2, Peak Plus 3 and Peak Plus 4 contain a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills.…
Society for General Microbiology
This collection contains a selection of resources from Microbiology Online, which has been devised by the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) to support the teaching and learning of microbiology in the classroom across all age ranges. SGM is a professional body for scientists who work in all areas of microbiology. It is the…
Kent Mathematics Project
This resource from the Kent Mathematics Project, published by Ward Lock Educational, was developed by a team of mathematics advisers and provided teachers with a wide range of resources for use with students of all abilities. The record keeping system which accompanied the project allowed detailed reports for individual student's…
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