In this blog, Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt exemplifies how the KS3 science curriculum behind Oxford Smart Activate supports science departments to enact the recommended practices regarding intent, implementation and impact.
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Revision experts Primrose Kitten and Jessica Walmsley discuss three simple steps to revise Science successfully at Key Stage 3.
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Andy Chandler-Grevatt explores the important role in teaching and learning. played by curriculum narratives.
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Read 10 amazing tips from OUP’s expert team about starting a successful STEM club in your Secondary school!
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Boy, Everywhere is a story of survival, of family, of bravery. It looks at the refugee crisis from a new perspective, and through Sami’s eyes shows that we are all one cruel twist of fate away from becoming refugees ourselves: it can happen to anyone. Historical context By 2015, the war in Syria had been […]
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By Stacey Wheeler, Senior Science Technician When students come to us from year 6 they are amazed to be in a real lab; the benches, the high stools, sinks, gas taps, and all the sockets around! For some the novelty wears off quicker than others. Perhaps they realise that the stools aren’t actually that comfortable. […]
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I don’t know about you, but I look forward to introducing a new class reader with the various classes I teach. There’s something about the opportunity to share great literature with young people and also have the chance to share my own passion as a reader. It’s always enjoyable to challenge myself with a new […]
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‘Cultured…Engaged…Informed’. This vision strapline underpins everything we do in my English Department. Vocabulary teaching, naturally, plays an important role in fulfilling this vision. When we spoke to students about the disadvantages that poor vocabulary acquisition brings, the one that came up repeatedly was that of frustration – the inability to communicate that which is in […]
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This month marks Women’s History Month, as part of our celebrations we want to share this interactive timeline which shows some of the key dates and events which contributed to women gaining the right to vote in Britain. Taken from our Oxford AQA GCSE History: Britain: Power and the People c1170-Present Day Student Book (Second […]
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Sam Holyman shares tips on how to encourage students to try the mathematical questions in Science examinations.
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