Sustainable Science Education
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Head of Science. SCITT professional tutor. Biologist. https://sustainablescienceeducation.wordpress.com/
I think this is absolutely the right move for students in education in the UK. Some use social media as sources of revision, but the quality of resource can lead to ineffective revision. Pastoral and safeguarding issues frequently involve social media as an aggravating factor.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoBreaking News: The U.K. government will ban social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
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How Tennis Changed the Way I Teach Radiation
The Expert Blindness Trap Biology. Chemistry. Physics. Which is the hardest one to understand? In my earlier years of teaching I would happily have said Physics. In fact I would still say I struggl…
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One of the most important steps in the classroom with managing behaviour, is to be proactive. sustainablescienceeducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/p...
Proactive interventions combat low-level disruption.
They’re in the classroom. Lesson two. Expectations and routines decided upon. Behaviour curriculum delivered. Lesson planned. Resources printed. Teaching starts. Learning stops. Teaching stop…
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We never assume knowledge in Science, so why do we assume students know how to behave? sustainablescienceeducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/i...
Introducing a Behaviour Curriculum
Once you know what you want from your behaviour systems, the next step is to take it into the classroom and implement it. I think this stage is overlooked frequently, but I have seen a variety of m…
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I have started a wordpress, with idea of posting ideas around pedagogy, didagogy and general teaching things. If you fancy reading it, have a look at the first in my series of posts on behaviour. sustainablescienceeducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/h...
Behaviour and Routines in Science: Where to start?
Behaviour has been highlighted as a major concern in schools in the United Kingdom. The national media will likely reference it as a brief footnote towards the end of their programme or at the end …
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