This book, published in 1983 by the Falmer Press, was written following a national survey of primary schools in in 1978. The HMI Primary Survey provided a significant reassessment of the place of science in the primary curriculum. Instead of being a peripheral activity it was seen as having a place in every child's...

This report, published in February 2015, discusses the findings of ‘The Visible Classroom’ project, which ...

This short animation film joins the alien, Paxi, as he investigates the water cycle. He explains how...

Published in 1993 by the Association for Science Education, this report was a response to concerns about primary curriculum overload and the place of science as a core subject within the curriculum. A task group including practising teachers, a primary head teacher, a science adviser, lecturers and researchers in...

The Curiosity Box series encourages Key Stage...

This report, published in October 2013, highlights the findings of a Welcome Trust study which sought to find a better understanding of how primary schools in England lead, manage and teach science and maths. The study uses three main sources of evidence: an online quantitative survey of 209 schools; a set of...

'The great nature hunt' is...

This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in engineering and design technology. This activity involves pupils producing a timeline for the history of crewed flight. Rather than the conventional...

Ofsted survey report investigating why many of the most able students from non-selective schools fail to achieve their potential.

Plunged into a dystopian world of hard hats and high vis jackets Frankie sets out to unravel ‘The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot‘, and on the way finds out a load of stuff about engineers that not a lot of people know.

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This article, by L. Chapman, published in June 2002,  presents a small-scale case study of science assessment for students with special educational needs. The discussion is based on the appropriateness of the assessments as a means of monitoring achievement and in setting targets. It is argued that National...

This edition of the Computing at School newsletter contains articles covering:

*Computing in the national curriculum

*Computational thinking in the classroom

Produced by Teachers TV, this short video is part of the Lesson Planning Pack series. It encourages primary school children to think about the items in a house that use electricity. It can be used as a lesson starter to stimulate thought and discussion about electricity in the household. Heather is late for work so...