Stephen Perse Cambridge is celebrating the launch of its one-year IGCSE programme, which will provide students aged 15 to 16 years old with a fast-track pathway to A Level studies from September 2026. Students will sit six IGCSE subjects including Mathematics, Science (Triple Award), English Language and a choice of either Business or Geography,…
— Insufficient time, challenging student behaviour and the cost of consumables and chemicals cited as the biggest barriers to delivering practical lessons — — Annual survey shows a 159% increase of UK technicians citing high levels of stress and exhaustion as a reason for leaving their role compared to 2023’s survey — UK science…
Ground-breaking two-day event at North East’s Innovation District, Newcastle Helix, brings tech and science to life for hundreds of young children from ‘disadvantaged’ backgrounds Uniquely, interactive STEM sessions of ‘Building Blocks Insights’ held on a typical working day. Allowing Year 5 children to experience working environment of scientists and successful SMEs From robotics and coding…
To celebrate British Science Week (8th–17th March), E.ON has launched the New Energy Academy, a free and engaging educational programme designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and inspiration to lead the charge towards a more sustainable future. With sustainability at the heart of science and innovation, this programme helps students explore…
This British Science Week (8 March to 17 March 2024) a group of experts working across the education sector are calling for a STEM learning revolution – hoping to improve upon last year’s disappointing science GCSE results and highlight the exciting opportunities these subjects offer. To understand more about the results being achieved by pupils…
Four hundred and ninety students from 48 schools across South Yorkshire are set to take part in the fourth annual North Star Science School, which is designed to inspire the next generation about the wide range of careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) subjects. Organised by The Work-wise Foundation, a not-for-profit…
Teenager from Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland is UK Young Scientist of the Year 2023 with her environmentally friendly sunscreens creation Teenager from Colchester, England is UK Young Engineer of the Year 2023 with her InterSign smart device to improve communication with Deaf community Girls wins top 2 awards in week of International Women in Engineering Day…
7th October 2022 at ExCeL London New Scientist Live, the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, returns to ExCeL London next month and will be hosting a dedicated day for schools, for the first time, with an incredible line-up of speakers, interactive demonstrations and more! The presentations, features and experiences are specifically tailored for Key…
Furthermore, fewer than half of the respondents (46 per cent) who took part in The Evolution of Science Education survey by Oxford University Press believe that the science curriculum in their country prepares children for the challenges our world will face in the future. Only 31 per cent of teachers surveyed believe that science…
– Improvements in teaching and learning for British Science Week – To celebrate British Science Week (5th to 14th March), Paradigm is revealing the secret to improved results and greater engagement with the subject in all their schools by bridging the culture gap between primary and secondary school. Since Paradigm began working this way…
UCLan researchers share first-stage findings of Blackpool-focused research project to improve engagement with science and technology Primary school children from low socio-economic areas are just as interested in science as their more affluent counterparts, according to new research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). However, a lack of knowledge about possible science careers…
