Practising Science blog

5 ways that Covid has affected your teaching
How has Covid made it more difficult for students to learn science? We asked some experienced teachers and here are the top 5 obstacles.
5 ways that Covid has affected your teaching
How has Covid made it more difficult for students to learn science? We asked some experienced teachers and here are the top 5 obstacles.

How to teach so students can apply
AO2 questions are VERY revealing about what students have to learn - and what we have to teach.
How to teach so students can apply
AO2 questions are VERY revealing about what students have to learn - and what we have to teach.

Ofsted Q&A
Show off your curriculum to Ofsted and save time preparing - if you use the 5-year plan or Complete Mastery.
Ofsted Q&A
Show off your curriculum to Ofsted and save time preparing - if you use the 5-year plan or Complete Mastery.

Make your curriculum outstanding and Ofsted-ready
How to re-align your curriculum for the new Ofsted inspection framework.
Make your curriculum outstanding and Ofsted-ready
How to re-align your curriculum for the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Are free activities worth it?
Teachers love free activities. And there are so many online, you can be forgiven for thinking: why should I ever pay for one? But just as free internet news is sometimes less than believable,...
Are free activities worth it?
Teachers love free activities. And there are so many online, you can be forgiven for thinking: why should I ever pay for one? But just as free internet news is sometimes less than believable,...

Carrotgate: students' fragile knowledge
Thousands of students got into a pickle last week when the GCSE osmosis question was set in an unfamiliar context – carrots. This is no small potatoes.It’s a wake-up call...
Carrotgate: students' fragile knowledge
Thousands of students got into a pickle last week when the GCSE osmosis question was set in an unfamiliar context – carrots. This is no small potatoes.It’s a wake-up call...