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Back in 2018, many students complained about a question on carrots that, they said, had nothing to do with what they’d learned. Although exam boards certainly make mistakes, this osmosis question was perfectly justified. Simply swapping potatoes for carrots threw students into a pickle.…
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Evidence-based teaching lists promise gourmet results, yet serve up freeze-dried strategies stripped of flavour and context. Before you dish out another helping of the ‘EEF toolkit’, taste what real, research-rich science lessons look like—and how to avoid astronaut-food pedagogy
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Evidence-based teaching lists promise gourmet results, yet serve up freeze-dried strategies stripped of flavour and context. Before you dish out another helping of the ‘EEF toolkit’, taste what real, research-rich science lessons look like—and how to avoid astronaut-food pedagogy
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Why in England we’re unlikely to get the curriculum change we need.
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England’s science curriculum was built for the STEM-bound elite, not the 90 % who’ll never study science again. Before you cram more trivia, discover the ‘life-worthy test’ that declutters content and restores science’s relevance to every student.
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In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, it’s the absence of a barking dog which makes the detective curious. The curious thing about yesterday’s PISA international test results is the absence of any improvement in England’s science results in the last 10 years. Why? Because…
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Students won’t burn mental energy on ‘relatable’ frying-pan anecdotes. Real learning ignites when a discrepant event, gripping narrative or thorny dilemma opens a curiosity gap they must close—exactly the scientist-grade hooks your next lesson needs.
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The Cinderella problem In Cinderella, the wicked stepmother tells her she can only go to the party once she’s done her chores. And of course the list is way too long complete. It’s much the same with the science curriculum. You never get to…
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Thousands of students got into a pickle last week when the GCSE osmosis question was set in an unfamiliar context – carrots. This is no small potatoes.It’s a wake-up call that many schemes are not well aligned with the new exams, which test less…
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