This #BiologyWeek use images from our Image Library to stimulate a discussion with your students. 🤔 You can download images from our collection for free here: www.saps.org.uk/teaching-res... Here are some of my favourites! 💚😲 @rsb.org.uk #plantsci

It is the @rsb.org.uk #BiologyWeek 💚🔬🌿 We'd love to hear how you are using #plants in your classroom this week. Share with us in the comments. For more ideas, check out our resource collections for inspiration: saps.org.uk/resource-col... For events, visit rsb.org.uk/biology-week... 👀

Early Career Teachers📌 Join us on Thu 1 Oct for a FREE twilight session with the #RSC By the end of our session, you will: 🌱know where to go for support for teaching biology using plants 🌱have explored resources for teaching key principles of biology edu.rsc.org/events/teach... #PlantScience

Teaching biology with plants from SAPS

Thursday 1 October, 7-8pm BST, online

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Wishing all students receiving their A-level #results today the best of luck! Today starts the next chapter in the journey... 🌈 Congratulations to all of the hardworking #teachers, #technicians and support staff for their commitment and dedication in supporting their students. 👏 #ResultsDay

🚨Newsletter🚨 In our latest edition: 💻Get ahead with planning with specially selected resources 💚Complete the Annual Survey & enter the prize draw ❓Inform @rsb.org.uk of your biology CPD experiences 🗞️Read #plantsci news stories to enthuse & inspire 👀 zc.vg/U4BhL?m=0

Last week we had the privilege of welcoming #Curriculum #Leaders to our Contemporary Biology course at the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School. 🌱 One of our favourite feedback remarks - "I feel more confident around the direction I want to lead change" 💚 #plantsci #inspired

#WorldBeeDay 🐝 With this resource, students can explore how plants use colour to attract these busy & brilliant pollinators. 🌷 👀https://www.saps.org.uk/teaching-resources/resources/846/investigating-how-plants-use-colour-to-attract-pollinators-introducing-stem-careers/ #plantsci #pollen #biology

Our latest edition of the #newsletter is available for your perusal featuring: 🏫a residential course for #Curriculum Leaders 🔬a paper-based microscopy resource & online CPD 🌵 #plantsci stories to fascinate 🌍a citizen science project & much more. 👀Read it here: zc.vg/YZYfe?m=0

🚨Introducing🚨 Contemporary Biology for Curriculum Leaders: A course for those designing and influencing secondary biology curricula and resources. 🧑‍🏫3-day residential ✅fully funded ⌛applications close 31/05 For more info and to apply: www.saps.org.uk/growth-hub/c... #biology #curriculum #cpd

Looking to improve your teaching of #microscopy? We've teamed with @associationscied.bsky.social to bring you 3 online workshops. Sessions in the series: 🔬building confidence in microscopy-04/06 💙staining & thin specimens-09/06 📏calibrating & measuring-09/07 Info: www.ase.org.uk/events/micro...

The UK needs to consider new crops for growing in an unpredictable climate. New Crops for the @unisouthampton.bsky.social want to recruit schools & clubs to sign up for an experiment. Funding available from @royalsocbio.bsky.social 🌱 ✏️Sign-up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #plantsci

💚We Appreciate Plants💚 Plant science research is vital to solving some of the biggest problems facing us & our planet. With our 'Want to change the world?' poster & resources, you can inspire your students to find solutions & make a difference with a career in #plantscience. #PlantAppreciationDay

It's #PlantAppreciationDay WE APPRECIATE PLANTS 💚 You can share the wonder of plants with your students with our posters featuring 'WOW' contexts. 🫨Awesome www.saps.org.uk/teaching-res... 🤩Amazing www.saps.org.uk/teaching-res... 🥰Incredible www.saps.org.uk/teaching-res... #plantsci #plantscience

🚨Teachers🚨 We want to know... 💬 1. Where do you go to find teaching resources❓ 2. Which CPD providers do you and your colleagues use❓ This could be specifically for biology or across science. Please comment below 💚 #questiontime #teachers #scienceteacher #biology

On the 13th we welcomed #Tutors & #Technicians working in #ITE to our #TraintheTrainer course. Representatives from universities & SCITTs across the UK explored our resources & discussed how best to support trainee teachers.🌿 Trainee teachers of biology are in good hands! 👏

🚨FREE🚨 @stemlearning.bsky.social with The Brightside Trust are offering free online mentoring to help 13-19-year-olds explore their future career options. Applications close 11/03. 🧪🥼🔬🦠🌱🧑‍💻 For more info: www.stem.org.uk/secondary/ca...

#NationalCareersWeek is fast approaching (2-7/03). Check out our resources designed to inspire your students with a career in #plantsci 🍏https://www.saps.org.uk/teaching-resources/resources/862/raising-awareness-of-stem-careers-with-post-16-students/ #NCW2O26 #careers

Here it is, the latest edition of our #newsletter giving you: 📥 🧑‍🏫Free researched-informed short courses 🗃️Resources for #BSL & #BritishScienceWeek 🌿#plantsci news stories 💌and much more 👀Read here zc.vg/2iZEP?m=0

Check this challenge hosted by LEAF Farming offering young people (15-17) the opportunity to explore a pivotal sector addressing global climate change, explore potential green career paths & meet other like-minded change makers. Closes 28/01 leaf.eco/education/co... 🍃 #SustainableYouthChallenge

We're back from the @associationscied.bsky.social #ASEConf26 feeling fresh and inspired😀 It was great to meet faces new and discuss topics of the moment with familiar faces too💚 If you have any queries about our resources or SAPS more generally, email us saps@botanic.cam.ac.uk 🌿 #plantsci

🗣️NEWS🗣️ The latest edition of our #newsletter is available now featuring: ⌨️Free online CPD 🎄Christmas Quiz 📚News stories to intrigue & much more! 👀View online: zc.vg/lcNp6?m=0 #plantscience

We'll be there. Will you? Join us at #ASE2Conf2026 where you can explore our practicals, activities, expert advice & much more. We would love to see you!💚 👀https://www.saps.org.uk/growth-hub/ase/ 🎟️https://www.ase.org.uk/events/ase-annual-conference-2026 #plantscience @associationscied.bsky.social

🚨Newsletter🚨 In this edition of the #newsletter we bring you: 🌱A resource on variation in plants 🧑‍🔬News of a new CPD course with @stemlearning.bsky.social 🔬SAPS at @associationscied.bsky.social AC'26 📚Plant science news stories 👀Read here: zc.vg/toqrI?m=0 #plantsci @cleapss.bsky.social @rsb.org.uk

A great way for your students to show their creative flair. Let's get plants featured! 🧑‍🎨🗜️🎨♻️🌿 #plantsci #plantscience #BiologyWeek #BioCraft #BioCraftComp #ArtCompetition

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If you're looking for #BiologyWeek activities to do this week, why not take part in our BioCraft Competition & create a biology-inspired 3D artwork from recycled, or other, materials? Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/biocraft-com... #BioCraft #BioCraftComp #ArtCompetition

We want to highlight 'the importance of biology' in society through your teaching. Our article provides a framework that can be used with your biology students to: 😄bring joy 🏹inform intervention 🤔develop tools 🤯trigger inspiration 🔀inform decisions 🔎find answers 👁 www.saps.org.uk/growth-hub/t...

The Importance of Biology - Science & Plants for Schools

This article provides a framework that teachers can use to help students can build up the skills to appreciate the importance of biology.

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Our #ecology online resources allow for the development of key skills. Students can explore: 📐measuring abundance 🪻random sampling 🏞️distribution of species Perfect for #BiologyWeek #nature #climate Search 'ecology' at www.saps.org.uk @royalsocbio.bsky.social @stemlearning.bsky.social

Why not kickstart @royalsocbio.bsky.social #BiologyWeek next week by gathering your students & coming up with a plan for a #ScienceClub? 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓🍏🍎👨‍🌾👩‍🌾 Engage them with #Nature & #Climate. 🍃🌍 We have suggestions for activities: www.saps.org.uk/resource-col... #STEM #plantsci @stemlearning.bsky.social

If you haven't already, decorate your lab for #BiologyWeek Each poster contains resources linked to areas of #plantsci. Topics include: 🧫plant disease 💼careers 💚real-life contexts 🎉the wonder of plants View & download for free: www.saps.org.uk/resource-col... @royalsocbio.bsky.social

@royalsocbio.bsky.social #BiologyWeek is fast approaching (11-19/10). This year the theme is #Nature & #Climate Over the next few days keep an eye out on here for resources & ideas to use in your lab. 🍃🌎 For resources featured by the RSB including by SAPS, visit: www.rsb.org.uk/biology-week...

The #google doodle today is 'Learning about Photosynthesis'. Definitely our favourite doodle to date 💚 Check out our range of resources on #photosynthesis using the search & filter on: www.saps.org.uk You will find practical resources, videos, quizzes & an animation! 🌱🫧❔ @royalsocbio.bsky.social