Triple Science Case Study: Curriculum Model and Timetabling
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how remodelling the timetable and changing the structure of Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four can mean students are given the time and the opportunity to build their confidence in triple science and develop the skills required to be successful. The case study…
Quick Guide: Micro-organisms in Medicine
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at how microbes have been used to produce valuable chemicals such as antibiotics since the 1940s. The guide is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current…
Quick Guide: Genetic Modification
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide discusses how genetic modification is the alteration of an organism’s genes using methods other than traditional breeding. The quick guide is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner. This is a resource produced by current experts in…
Triple Science Case Study: Collaborative Approaches
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how triple science can raise attainment and become sustainable through strong collaboration from partner schools and engagement in relevant support programmes. The case study provides some background information about Ormesby School (Middlesbrough); the barriers…
Quick Guide: IVF
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide describes In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), how it is performed and the ethical issues around such procedures. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current…
Quick Guide: Carbon Capture and Storage
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at how carbon capture may be used to tackle carbon dioxide emissions and is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of carbon…
Triple Science Case Study: Leadership and CPD
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how the benefit of strong leadership and targeted professional development can improve specialist teachers’ capacities to deliver triple science effectively. The case study includes some background information about Northolt High School (Middlesex); the…
Quick Guide: Micro-organisms in Industry
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide discusses how Microbes are increasingly important to industry, where they are used in a huge variety of processes ranging from food production to water treatment. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of biotechnology to provide teachers with…
Triple Science Case Study: Student Selection and Valuing Practical Work
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how enabling students to self-select onto the triple science course and providing them with meaningful opportunities for practical work in Key Stage Four, achievement and uptake in sciences at post-16 can increase. The case study includes some background information…
Quick Guide: Stem Cells
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide describes what stem cells are and the importance of stem cell research. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of stem cells…
Quick Guide: Exoplanets
This quick guide, from the Triple Science Support Programme, describes exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of astronomy to provide teachers with an understanding of current scientific thinking which they can apply in the classroom.It…
Quick Guide: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at radioactive waste and examines the options for its disposal. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of nuclear power…
Triple Science Case Study: Providing Lessons Outside the School Day
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how a school provided extra lessons before school to dramatically increase the triple science take up, leading to greater progression to sciences post-16. The case study includes some background information about St Gregory’s Catholic High School (Warrington)…
Triple Science Case Study: Curriculum Models
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how trialling different curriculum models and providing additional time in Year Ten for students to grow and develop confidence with science, as well as deploying teaching staff effectively can lead to success in delivering triple science. The case study provides…
Quick Guide: Esters
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at naturally-occuring esters, industrial production and uses of esters. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of esters…
Quick Guide: The Large Hadron Collider
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide is a summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner. The principle behind this experiment is simple: smash two counter-rotating beams of protons together at a very high centre-of-mass energy. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of particle…
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Quick Guide: Animal Behaviour
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide discusses how the study of animal behaviour isn’t just about field trips to foreign places. Careful observations about the movement, feeding and social interactions of individual animals tells us interesting things about any species. This is a resource produced…
Triple Science Case Study: Collaboration to Raise Career Awareness
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how a collaboration of schools worked alongside the local authority, higher education and industry to try to raise awareness of science careers among students at Key Stage Three and so encourage more of them to opt for triple science GCSEs. Based in Cornwall,…
Triple Science Case Study: Leadership and Review
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how under strong departmental leadership and regular review of the Key Stage Four curriculum offer triple science has developed and how it has contributed towards the increased flexibility in science. The case study includes some background information about…
Triple Science Case Study: CPD and Effective Guidance
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how providing specialist teachers with the confidence to deliver the additional triple science units through professional development can develop all teachers in their capacity to deliver triple science effectively. Careful and tailored student guidance can also…
Quick Guide: The Sun
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at the Sun, our local star and our main provider of energy. As our most important star, scientists are keen to understand how the Sun works and what effects it might have on other objects in the solar system. The quick guide is a simplified summary of complex…
Quick Guide: Green Chemistry
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at our use of chemicals which is inevitable, whatever their source. Green, or sustainable, chemistry develops chemicals and processes capable of performing vital functions, while minimising social and environmental costs. This is a resource produced by current…
Quick Guide: Nanotechnology
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this guide covers nanotechnology, where biology meets chemistry meets physics meets engineering meets computing. The quick guide is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of nanotechnology to…
Triple Science Case Study: Planning Ahead on More Than One Front
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how a school has planned ahead and taken a wide range of actions to provide and improve triple science GCSEs, drawing on the skills of a well-developed science team. The case study includes some background information about St Michaels CE High School (Lancashire),…
Quick Guide: Fuel Cells
This quick guide, from the Triple Science Support Programme, is about energy costs rising, the changing environment, and which alternatives to fossil fuels are being sought. Fuel cells are part of the electrochemical energy conversion and storage device family. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of fuel…
Quick Guide: Medicinal Chemistry
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at how medicinal chemists use their technical skills and their knowledge of different organic chemical reactions to develop new small-molecule drugs to treat diseases. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of medicinal chemistry to provide…
Triple Science GCSEs: Collaborative Approaches
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this publication illustrates how schools that are preparing to introduce Triple Science GCSEs may find it helpful to collaborate with other schools or other institutions. This publication looks at some of the issues facing schools in doing this. Note This resource has been included…
Quick Guide: Spectroscopic Methods
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at infrared spectroscopy, which deals with the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of spectroscopy to provide teachers…
Quick Guide: Medical Applications of Physics
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner teaching out of subject or needing a refresher. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of medical applications of physics to provide…
Triple Science Case Study: An Alternative Approach to Homework
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how a school has challenged students who reported finding science uninspiring, irrelevant and “easy but boring”. They used personal learning and thinking skills and a different approach to homework. The case study includes some background information…
Quick Guide: The Evolution of Human Behaviour
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at what makes humans special. There is a lot of debate among researchers about which mental (or cognitive) abilities separate humans from chimpanzees. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of behaviour to provide teachers with an understanding…
Quick Guide: Organ Transplantation
Produced by the Triple Science Support Programme, this quick guide looks at the development of transplants, immunosuppressive drugs and the ethics involved in the field. It is a simplified summary of complex ideas for the busy practitioner. This is a resource produced by current experts in the field of organ transplantation to…