by Dr Jo | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve just come back from the Association for Science Education (ASE) Annual conference #ASEconf2020, this year at Reading University. It’s an inspiring, if exhausting, coming together of science educators to share ideas and passion. It’s an excellent...
by Dr Jo | Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
In this guest blog post for Nexus Education, I share some top tips for where to find support for teaching primary science – from curriculum planning and assessment to making the most of external resources and professionals. I hope you find it useful!
by Dr Jo | Sep 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Investigating plants: seeds and seed dispersal It’s the perfect time of year to be collecting conkers, finding seeds, thinking about seed dispersal and observing seasonal changes. There’s so much science to be found outside at this time of year! Whether you have a...
by Dr Jo | Mar 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve been volunteering at scientific events since my undergraduate days more than 25 years ago – long before it was fashionable, popular or even that common to find events. I feel that it’s really important to give something back and to share my...
by Dr Jo | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s National Careers Week in the UK, as well as National Apprenticeship Week #NCW2019 #NAW2019, and my thoughts have been turning to careers advice and provision. There has been much discussion on #edutwitter about when is the optimum time to talk about careers...
by Dr Jo | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Did you know that the Royal Institution (Science Lives Here – home of the Christmas lectures) has upped its support for science education with even more grants available of up to £500 for schools to spend on science activities listed in the STEM directory? You...
