What I’ve learnt about myself as a learner from chess in 2021 I joined chess.com exactly a year ago, and … More
Category: Literacy
A Reflection on “The 10 Key Issues with Children’s Learning in Primary Science in England” (Bianchi, Whittaker and Poole: 2021)
This post is a reflection on the publication by Bianchi, Whittaker and Poole’s publication in March 2021 (here). This publication … More
Enquiry Teaching in Primary Science
There is a evidence showing that encouraging pupils to design, carry out, analyse and evaluate their own investigations leads to … More
Cast Iron BS Detectors
One of the key arguments for science’s place in the curriculum is for citizenship: we want adults to be capable … More
How to Use the Word “Energy” in Primary Science
Energy isn’t mentioned in the primary science curriculum, but the word is in common usage. Pupils will be building understanding … More
A Progression Model for Forces from EYFS to KS2
I suspect that many reception and primary colleagues worry about teaching physics. It’s a shame, because physics isn’t as tricky … More
Physics Fables
25 years ago I was a young physics teacher in Ghana. I had a two year placement in a rural … More
Control of Variables Strategy – an important gap in your science curriculum?
Two children are on the field arguing – Nike trainers are faster than Adidas – No they aren’t. You propose … More
Enquiry Learning is a Hot Issue
Since the summer, I have been in a friendly argument with colleagues from the world of primary science – especially … More
Convincing Evidence that Teacher Centred Instruction is More Effective Than Hands-On Pupil Centered Lessons.
This is a very short summary of a research paper published by Nature last December: A RCT for assessment of … More
Reading for Learning 