Category: Primary Schools

Free Teacher Taster Sessions at the Science Oxford Centre

Our new primary science education centre in Headington, Oxford opens in September and we’re giving teachers a special preview. We’re running free twilight tours for teachers to show them the…

A big thumbs up from first school visitors to new centre

What have teachers and children been saying about their visit to our brand new Science Oxford Centre? Over the past few weeks we’ve been running trial group visits to the centre…

Make a difference for Oxford Green Week

It’s Oxford Green Week (OGW) and Science Oxford is lending its support with events and activities for all the family on the theme of One Planet Living. OGW is a…

Wildlife competition winners announced at festival

The winners of our My Planet Earth – Wildlife in my neighbourhood photography competition have been announced! Judges Cllr Roz Smith and wildlife photographer Ross Mackenzie picked their 12 favourite photos from over 60…

Following the scent – badger project comes to Stansfeld Park

What a strange request – to be asked for a urine sample to be used as part of a study into the olfactory responses of badgers. And what a strange…

My Planet Earth – Headington children’s photography competition

We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Headington Action once more to launch an exciting children’s wildlife photography competition for 2019 on the theme of My Planet Earth, which aims…

Diamond investment in Big Science Event

We’ve got a brand new supporter for the Big Science Event. Science Oxford is excited to welcome Diamond Light Source as an associate partner for our popular school competition, which…

Science Oxford Centre announces special opening event for families

Our new Science Oxford Centre, the UK’s first science education centre to feature both indoor and outdoor activities, will be hosting a very special opening event on Friday 31st May…

Big Science Event is back

From May 7th the Science Oxford team and experts from education, business and science engagement will be heading out to primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet pupils involved…

Science Poetry Competition for Oxfordshire’s young wordsmiths

Are you 16 or under and can you write a terrific science-inspired poem? If so, you’ve got until 30th April to enter the IF Oxford 2019 Poetry of Science Competition…

British Science Week 2019

The Science Oxford outreach team is about to begin an epic journey to primary schools across the region as part of British Science Week (BSW). Eight members of our team…

Nothing neurotrash about our new theatre

We are thrilled to announce the very first public event to take place in the theatre at our new Science Oxford Centre, which opens later this year. Debunker of sexist…

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science trial results published

Evaluation of the latest trial of our flagship professional development programme in science teaching – Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) – has shown that pupils’ interest in, and self-efficacy towards,…

Our Top 3 winning primary science challenges to try this term

Calling all Oxon and Bucks primary school teachers with a competitive streak! As we know from our super popular Big Science Event, science competitions are a fantastic way to engage…

Generous Playforce donates BIG prizes for Big Science Event 2019

Playforce, UK specialists in creating and delivering play spaces and playground equipment, have announced that they are donating two top prizes of £1000 of play equipment to each of the…

Amazing Animals new school show announced for KS1 and FS

After numerous requests from Key Stage One teachers for a show for their classes that covers some of the biology content of the curriculum, we’ve been working hard over the…

Big Science Event challenge launched for 2019

Calling all Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary schools! We’re officially launching our hugely popular Big Science Event 2019 so why not get involved? The Big Science Event is a competition for…

Primary schools Planetarium show goes on tour – booking open!

Our super-popular planetarium show is going back out on the road this November and now’s your chance to book it for your primary school. Our Schools Projects Officer Ian will…

Heat up your Primary school science with the Datalogger!

Calling all primary teachers in Oxfordshire and Bucks – why not turn up the wow-factor in your science lessons with our Datalogger kit loan! Find out which cup keeps your…

Hanborough Manor C of E School wins Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2018

Five ingenious primary school pupils from Year 4 at Hanborough Manor C of E School have been crowned winners of the Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2018. The Big Science Event…

Oxfordshire Primary Schools will fight it out to win Big Science Event 2018

Teams of budding young scientists from across Oxfordshire will be competing to win £1,000 worth of brand new science-themed Playforce playground equipment for their school at the grand final of…

Robertswood School wins Buckinghamshire Big Science Event 2018

Four ingenious primary school pupils from Year 3 at Robertswood School in Chalfont St Peter have been crowned winners of the Buckinghamshire Big Science Event 2018. The Big Science Event is…

Local primary schools to get first sight of new science education centre

Pupils from four primary schools in and around Headington are getting the chance to go on site at Stansfeld Park in Headington Quarry this week, to see how work is…

Young Photographers Wow With Wildlife Shots at Headington Festival

Oxford has discovered a new generation of top wildlife photographers thanks to a competition organised by Science Oxford, in partnership with Headington Action. The Wildlife in your Neighbourhood photography competition challenged…

Super-weekend kicks off June events programme

They say that good things come in threes and we certainly support that theory, as we have a bumper weekend of activities coming up at the start of June that…

Wildlife in your neighbourhood – Children’s Photo Competition for Headington Festival 2018

We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Headington Action to launch an exciting new children’s wildlife photography competition, which aims to capture and explore the wonderful wildlife living on our…

Our Top 3 Spring Science Resources for primary schools

Spring has sprung and as the weather gets warmer, it’s becoming easier for teachers to take the curriculum outside. We’ve rounded up our favourite outdoor learning resources for primary schools, including…

The Only Way is Essex and Herefordshire for Thinking, Doing, Talking Science

Education departments in two counties have received funding to trial our Science Oxford Thinking, Doing, Talking Science programme in their schools. Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) is an educational research…

New Maker Club for 12-17 year olds launches this Easter

Calling Young Makers, Crafters, Inventors and Designers! If you’re aged 12-17 and interested in opportunities to experiment with science and art, get creative and learn new skills, then why not…

IF you can dream – Science & Ideas Festival launches schools poetry competition

Science Oxford is proud to be supporting this year’s IF Oxford festival – formerly known as the Oxfordshire Science Festival – and the IF Oxfordshire schools poetry competition especially. The…

Primary schools gear up for the Big Science Event 2018

Calling all Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary school teachers! With almost 100 schools and over 13,000 pupils signed up to take part in the Big Science Event 2018, we can’t wait to…

Primary schools activities for British Science Week 2018

British Science Week 2018 runs from 9th – 18th March and schools, families and organisations all over the UK will be ‘exploring and discovering’ with a wide range of special…

Oxford primary school design to fly in to space

New Marston Primary School is celebrating after winning a competition to have a special mini-sculpture taken in to space. With support from Science Oxford, several schools from across Oxfordshire entered…

Inspiring women in science

2018 looks to be an inspiring year for women and this Sunday, 11th February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The number of women working in science and tech is…

Science Oxford’s Month of Computing for schools

February is our Month of Computing and we’re all about supporting primary school teachers in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to learn innovative and fun new ways to confidently teach computing! From…

Last call for primary schools to enter the amazing Big Science Event competition 2018!

Calling all primary schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, register now for the Big Science Event 2018 by 31st January! There’s still time to sign up for our hugely popular Big…

Flavour of the month – free CPD workshop for primary teachers with Flavour Sense-Nation

We have teamed up with Flavour SenseNation (FSN) to offer a tasty free science CPD session for primary teachers that will get your senses tingling. Thanks to funding from the…

Science Oxford’s Brand New CPD for Primary School Teachers

Calling Oxon and Bucks Primary School Teachers! For those of you who’ve been interacting with us for a while, you might remember our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) research project,…

Science Oxford’s Fab 5 Favourite Resources for Primary Schools

We’ve been busy digging out the best free online resources for primary school classes. This month, we feature growing the materials for your own bamboo panpipes and some Brian Cox…

The Name Game: Kids competition to win a year’s free Saturday Club Membership

We’re looking for a new name for our Saturday club for 9-13 year olds. And who better to ask than young people themselves? Our interactive and creative Saturday club is…