Spring into Science

by | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorised

Nadia Callow- Hussain April 2019 The idea for Spring into Science came about from being inspired by watching the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Like the Christmas Lectures our very own Spring into Science was set up to introduce a young audience to physics...

Preconceptions in Science

by | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorised

Nadia Callow- Hussain March 2019 The Education Endowment Fund produced a report in 2018 on Improving Secondary Science. The first strand in the summary recommendations was to tackle the preconceptions that pupils bring into lessons. I ran a short CPD session at Ellis...

FOSAC - Real Science in Schools Symposium.

by | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorised

Nadia Callow- Hussain February 2019 As part of Nottingham’s amazing Festival of Science and Curiosity, the team set up a Symposium in the historic Council House (include fly through link https://vimeo.com/318457467/b080b4faac ) to showcase real life scientific...

Maths in Science - Thursday 6th December 18

by | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorised

Maths in Science went ahead at Nottingham University yesterday. Greg Thomas came in to give several hints and tips. How do you feel about equation triangles? He suggested that whilst they have their place, they may hinder progression and if students can calculate...