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Teaching and curriculum development - two different professions
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
10:45 | 16 July 2010
Many schools take the view: we're the people to develop our own science courses. After all, we understand learning, and we know our students best. Resource-sharing websites often reflect this...
The decline and fall of the National Curriculum
Posted by: Tony Sherborne
14:21 | 08 July 2010
The signs are all around us. First the demise of the 11-14 SAT's as an enforcement mechanism. Then the iGCSE becoming an alternative summative assessment. And ultimately, the sack of QCA at the...
Join us in Hollywood
Posted by: Pam Large
18:10 | 03 July 2010
Let us take your students to movie land. They'll learn Y9/GCSE science by creating stunts and film scripts, and avoiding earthquakes. If you've signed up for the Segue programme already, you can...
The last 25 years of reform
Posted by: Pam Large
21:58 | 02 July 2010
Happy Birthday to the Centre for Science Education - one half of upd8 - who celebrated 25 years yesterday. At the event, a distinguished panel, led by Professor the Lord Winston, highlighted the...
Goal-line technology coming to upd8
Posted by: Pam Large
23:16 | 01 July 2010
Once the emotion of England's disallowed equalizer had worn off, a more positive feeling took over: what a great context for teach decision making.
This is a key How Science Works strand in the...
The Y7 upgrade - it's free
Posted by: Pam Large
20:29 | 30 June 2010
If you're a Wikid school, you will be soon be getting a free upgrade to the Year 7 teaching material. We were persuaded by the argument that every Wikid school deserves it. It includes corrections...
