Self-belief

So this year, my one word is ‘confidence‘. I think that as a community this is something that most teachers battle with. I’m not talking about our personal confidence; I can be quite confident in familiar social situations. What this blog will look at it is my professional confidence, my belief in myself as a teacher … Continue reading →

What’s the point in Primary Science?

This post is inspired by a collection of thoughts and things I’ve read over the past few weeks. Firstly, from looking at science education as part of my Masters degree, coupled with a recurring theme of speeches at the PSQM award evening and finally, the Rochford report into assessing SEN in line with the new … Continue reading →

Just the beginning…

The start of this blog post comes on the tube journey home from possibly the proudest moments in my career. I have just attended the Primary Science Quality Mark award evening and collected the silver award for my school. I have always been passionate about primary science, but the energy, enthusiasm and sense of pride … Continue reading →

Science: Are we really giving our children the best career opportunities?

So today I had another exciting session as part of my masters. Whilst I could attempt to provide you with the the theory behind what the Aspires Project have beautifully identified as ‘science capital’ this video does it perfectly.What has struck me however from looking at children’s science capital and their potential to develop as … Continue reading →

Book Review: Let’s talk about evolution (Horlock, J. Naylor, S. and Moules, J.)

For this blog post, I’m moving away from the typical rant or opinion based blog article about the current state of education in England. I have been asked by Millgate House Education, publishers of the Concept Cartoon series, to review their latest publication ‘Let’s talk about evolution’. I have not been paid to write this review, … Continue reading →

Testing science

This month has seen the annual SATs testing of all Year 6 children up and down the country. Also, as I write this, my loving and delightful Year 2 children are embarking on their end of Key Stage assessments. It has been well documented that children have been in tears over the content and the … Continue reading →

STEM Specialists in the Primary Classroom: No, thanks.

Originally posted on Hypothetical Thinking:
I am experiencing a strong sense of déjà vu. According to a leading article in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning, NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has decided to “push” specialist maths and science teachers into NSW primary classrooms because the state’s results in NAPLAN have “plummeted.” He suggests that…