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…
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…
Cambridge Ideas
Cambridge Ideas is an on-going series of short documentaries that present cutting edge research at Cambridge University together with comment and opinion on matters of global significance. The videos in this collection include: Sticky Feet: Chris Clemente explains why insects can walk on the ceiling and the possible applications…
Mathcentre
Mathcentre has been set up to deliver mathematics support materials, free of charge, to students, teachers, lecturers and everyone looking for help with post-16 mathematics. Mathcentre gives students the opportunity to study important areas of pre-university mathematics, which they may have studied before or may be new to them…
Longman Physics Topics
The Longman Physics Topics series was written to provide background material for physics courses that were modern in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The authors were closely associated with the Nuffield Physics Project, and had an intimate knowledge of the spirit of that course. The books were not intended to be textbooks so they…
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…
Licence to Cook
The Licence to Cook programme, funded by the Department for Education to provide all students with the opportunity to learn how to cook, as well as make informed decisions about diet and nutrition, health and safety and wise food shopping. The course is designed to be integrated into the Key Stage Three Food Technology curriculum,…
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…
The Arctic Survey
This collection from Plus Magazine was produced as the result of a collaboration between Plus and Arctic Survey Education and provides a selection of teachers' resources and students' worksheets. On 1 March 2009, three intrepid polar explorers, Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley, set out on foot on a gruelling…
Assessment of Performance Unit Design and Technology Reports for Teachers
The Assessment of Performance Unit (APU) was set up in 1975 within the Department of Education and Science (DES) to promote the development of methods of assessing and monitoring the achievement of students at school, and to seek to identify the incidence of under achievement. The APU commissioned research teams to create instruments…
NASA Space Math
This series of activities from NASA are based on a weekly series of space science problems distributed to teachers in the United States, from 2004 to 2010. They were intended for students aged 9 to 19 looking for additional challenges in the mathematics and physical science curriculum. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses…
Making and Using Chemicals
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
The Royal Institution
Produced by the Royal Institution, these short videos cover a range of topics and provide ideas for fascinating demonstrations. In the series, Tales from the Prep Room, one of the Institution's technicians tries out a range of demonstrations that could be adapted for use in the classroom. They illustrate how to demonstrate: •…
Ideas, Evidence and Argument in Science (IDEAS Pack)
The IDEAS pack consists of a set of training materials for use on continuous professional development courses together with a resources file to support the teaching of ideas and evidence in school science. The material draws on the work undertaken with teachers involved in the ESRC-funded project on Enhancing the Quality of Argument…
Mathematics for the Majority
The Schools Council Project in Secondary School Mathematics (renamed Mathematics for the Majority) was set up to help teachers construct courses for students of average and below-average ability that related mathematics to their experience and provided them with some insight into the processes that lie behind the use of mathematics…
Life in the Water
This collection of resources was developed for GCSE courses by Cape Farewell in partnership with the Nuffield Curriculum Programme. The Cape Farewell expedition has carried out a series of voyages of discovery in a sailing schooner to Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic. In one voyage scientists and teachers collaborated with a film…
STEPS Mathematics
Collins Educational provide this resource, STEPS Mathematics, which was designed to provide an easy-to-use method of planning, implementing and assessing National Curriculum primary mathematics, as well as a comprehensive scheme of work for schools to adopt. Following close analysis of the requirements of the National Curriculum…
Defence Dynamics
Defence Dynamics is a collection of resources from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) which offers a range of lessons that draw on exciting and interesting examples of the MOD's work. Defence Dynamics aims to deliver an exciting resource whilst improving students’ understanding of the breadth and nature of the work of the MOD…
Advanced Diploma in Engineering Resources
This collection contains a range of resources produced by organisations such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and with the support of industrial partners including npower, Thales and Laing O'Rourke. Each of the resources helps to look at aspects of engineering in real-life contexts. Materials will be useful for supporting…
Nuffield Free-standing Mathematics Activities
These Free Standing Mathematics Activities, from the Nuffield Foundation, are teaching resources for students in secondary and further education. They have been developed, trialled and shared by teachers, with editorial input from the Nuffield Foundation and include mathematical modelling and problem-solving scenarios, many of which…
Assessing Science in the Primary Classroom
The series of books published under the title Assessing Science in the Primary Classroom resulted from the Science Teacher Action Research (STAR) project. The three-year project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, took place from 1986 to the end of 1989. The project aimed to improve practice in primary school science by involving teachers…
Chemical Techniques and Applications
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
Understanding Animal Research
Produced by Understanding Animal Research in collaboration with teachers, these materials aim to present how animals are used in research and encourage students to look at the issues involved. Understanding Animal Research aims to improve public understanding of animal research. UAR works on behalf of organisations including…
QCA, QCDA and Ofqual
This collection of resources is from the evolving Government agencies that have maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the Secretary of State for Education on these matters. Context The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) was set up by the Government…
CREST Awards
CREST is a project-based awards scheme for the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) run by the British Science Association. It links the personal passions of students to curriculum-based learning. UCAS endorse CREST Awards for inclusion in students’ personal statements – they’re well regarded,…
Institute of Physics: Schools and Colleges Lecture Series
The Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture has been delivered by a series of acclaimed physics communicators, throughout the UK, since 1993. Topics are explained using a wide range of visual aids and the one hour lectures are accessible to students aged 14 years old and above. They are designed to tie in closely with the…
Science upd8
These resources have been produced by the Association for Science Education (ASE) and the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. Based on contemporary issues, they help to make science accessible, relevant and engaging to secondary school students. The range of resources utilises a variety of teaching and…
Ofsted Science Reports and Resources
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted reports directly to Parliament and is independent and impartial. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Each week they carry out…
Cooking for Schools
Cooking for Schools was inspired by Bettys & Taylors' Chairman, Lesley Wild, and her cookery book 'A Year of Family Recipes'. It aims to encourage young people to become enthusiastic about cooking for themselves, and their friends and families, and to give it a go. Bettys works with local schools through their…
SEP: Learning Skills for Science 14-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme was first produced at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) together with the Nuffield Foundation developed the materials to be used in the UK. This collection aims to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning by providing teachers…
Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS): Practical Activities
Innovative and reliable practical activities to engage students with biology, focusing on plant science. Where appropriate, the resources include detailed background information for teachers and technicians, and questions to stimulate discussion with and between students. The Science & Plants for Schools website includes…
Progress in Learning Science (Match and Mismatch)
The Progress in Learning Science project was sponsored by the Schools Council, 1973-77. It produced materials for use in professional development courses in teaching science for primary and middle school teachers. The materials aimed to help teachers to gather and use information about the development of children’s scientific…
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