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School teacher fellow (uniquely) combining teaching chemistry in school (0.4) and HE (0.6). Author, curriculum design, policy, perpetual volunteer.
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‘The current government policy of non-intervention exposes chemistry departments like Nottingham & Sheffield,’ says research policy analyst Paul Nightingale. www.chemistryworld.com/university-o...
University of Sheffield planning to cut jobs in chemistry and materials science
Around 20% of the chemistry and materials science faculty could lose their jobs as university address financial challenges
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🧪 Use these five tops tips from @doc-kristy.bsky.social to secure your learners' understanding of gas tests and build their confidence ⬇️ edu.rsc.org/ideas/5-ways...
My monthly trip to said coffee shop and she's here again... doesn't even have a coffee, she's drinking a can of monster and charging all of her devices... looks like she's about to start another of these interviews..
@doc-kristy.bsky.social · 4mo agoI am in a well known coffee shop & there is a young woman here conducting a group Zoom interview on loudspeaker... I know all about Jamie who has relocated from the Highlands to Manchester and has had a number of temp jobs, and Holly who is finding it hard getting a teaching job so looking around
Some more responses would be great!
@doc-kristy.bsky.social · 5mo agoA level chemistry teachers... My 3rd year chem ed project students are researching practical assessment in A level chemistry, its history, they status quo and what might be the next steps. They have a survey they would love to get teacher view through. www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
I am in a well known coffee shop & there is a young woman here conducting a group Zoom interview on loudspeaker... I know all about Jamie who has relocated from the Highlands to Manchester and has had a number of temp jobs, and Holly who is finding it hard getting a teaching job so looking around
A level chemistry teachers... My 3rd year chem ed project students are researching practical assessment in A level chemistry, its history, they status quo and what might be the next steps. They have a survey they would love to get teacher view through. www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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The Royal Society needs you! It is looking for important locations in the history of women in science in the UK.
Royal Society asks for help as it unveils interactive UK map charting memorialisation of women in science
Locations, landmarks and monuments dotted throughout the UK highlight the contributions of women
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The start of half term was initially hectic with a dash up to Scotland for a dance competition but this was followed by a few days of rest (some enforced by bad weather!)
Big Oxford applications news... the MAT and PAT are being replaced with the TMUA and ESAT for 2027 entry... #ALevelMaths #MathsToday www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u...
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How can group work and experimental design better engage 1st year undergraduates in analytical chemistry labs? Our approach is out now in the J.Chem. Ed! #ChemEd #Oracy pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @jamiewilmore.bsky.social @charlottehancox.bsky.social @craigdcampbell.bsky.social
Introducing Group-Based Experimental Design to UK First-Year Undergraduates: An Investigation of Solvent Polarity
Motivated by low student engagement in a traditional expository solvatochromism first-year undergraduate practical, and preuniversity student misconceptions around solvation, we have developed an acce...
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*** NEW POST *** Quality assurance often creates workload without clarity. In my latest Substack, I explore why common QA approaches fall short and how schools can design QA that is purposeful, subject-led and genuinely improves teaching. open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
The problem of quality assurance and how to solve it
Quality assurance remains one of the most persistent sources of frustration in schools.
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Discover how to use an arrows-first approach in organic chemistry with your post-16s to: ⤴️ increase understanding and raise assessment scores ⤵️ reduce reliance on rote memorisation edu.rsc.org/education-re... #chemed
What’s your go-to mnemonic for revising chemistry? Share it with us here – we’d love to see your best memory hacks! Check out our page 27 in the January print issue where we explore some more of the classics like OIL RIG and quirky ones like PPOO. #edusky
We did a thing! A depressingly-necessary message. Chemists, do as much as you can to support teachers and schools, or the student pipeline dries up and departments close. With @sci-drscott.bsky.social and colleagues. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Strengthening school–university collaborations - Nature Reviews Chemistry
Chemistry is an experimental science that for many learners only comes alive in the laboratory. But specialized equipment is increasingly out of reach of school budgets. Strengthening school–universit...
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What a difference an hour makes... yesterday's walk in the gardens at Chatsworth brought us some unexpected (and not forecast) snow...
Another few hours of wanderings @beamishmuseum.bsky.social we got to see them making rhubarb and custard boiled sweets today and also got a tin loaf fresh from the oven at the bakery.
A grey day but relaxing, blowing away the cobwebs on the Durham heritage Coast with sea glass hunting at Seaham.
January gave us the hunt for the male contraceptive pill, while in June we looked at how magnetic stirrers affect results. Back in November, we explored the chemistry of port. All this and more in our 2025 review. www.chemistryworld.com/collections/...
2025 in review | Chemistry World
Our favourite stories from 2025
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For the 2nd year in a row my daughter has come top of the school quiz league... I am beginning to enjoy the annual arrival of her prize, a new @guinnessworldrecords.com book
Grittibänz... what they lack in beauty they make up for in taste...
Daughter is volunteering at her swim club's Christmas party for the little ones... so i am getting on with some marking...
Do your learners have a chemistry identity? It’ll help them develop their interest, motivation and confidence in chemistry lessons. Read this by @fidgetslisa.bsky.social to find out more 👉🏻 edu.rsc.org/opinion/do-i... #sciteachuk #chemed #scienceteacher
