Back in 2018, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published a guidance report: Improving Secondary Science. It offered secondary science teacher … More
Category: primary science
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
EYFS to KS2 Physics Progression Maps
I am uploading these documents as I finish them – I would welcome feedback. Please note, I would make them … More
Entitled to Know
I’ve been arguing about the content of the primary science curriculum; not so much with primary teachers, but with secondary … More
Imaginary Ice Block Discovered in School Field Causes Writing and Reading
The whole of this blog centres on a mean trick (and I feel bad about it), which has produced something special, … More
Definitions
Definitio. I. Quantitas materiæ est mensura ejusdem orta ex illius densitate et magnitudine conjunctim. Definition I The quantity of matter … More
An Accretion of Science Writers
Thirty science writers and teachers who write have formed a group to support and promote brilliant science writing for children … More
One Scientist Reads A Science Text
In my writing, I claim that scientists read differently. When a scientist reads, it doesn’t look like an English lesson. … More
High-quality textbooks won’t work without high-quality textbook reading.
Last Thursday (11th June), Nick Gibb delivered a speech titled the social justice case for an academic curriculum. As a … More
Writing to Learn (not Learning to Write)
Writing is a process of deep thinking. It slows and clarifies thought: paragraph by paragraph; sentence by sentence; word by word. … More
