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Free places on our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science course

We have free and discounted places available on our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) continued professional development course for teachers at the Science Oxford Centre, starting on 6 November.

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Primary Science Conference spreads ideas for high-impact science teaching

Thanks to dedicated teachers, hundreds of enthusiastic primary school children bubbling with energy visit the Science Oxford Centre each week to explore science. So, we were pleased to dedicate a…

Teachers inspired at the Primary Science Conference

The Science Oxford Centre was filled with primary teachers from across the Oxfordshire and Reading areas on Monday 4th July for the annual Primary Science Conference – the first full day in-person conference since before the pandemic.

Update on Science Oxford and COVID-19

Following Government recommendations to minimise the risk of person-to-person transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have temporarily closed our Science Oxford programme. This means our Science Oxford Centre is shut and…

Fabulous feedback from schools

The education team at Science Oxford has been kept busy over the past few months, making sure that our new Science Oxford Centre is ready to go for visits from…

New course will help teachers bring creativity and skills to science lessons

If you’re a primary school teacher looking to develop creative and challenging science lessons which encourage children to use critical thinking skills, look no further. We’ve just launched the latest…

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…

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 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…

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…

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,…

Young Scientists Shine in Buckinghamshire

Some of Buckinghamshire’s most talented and inspiring young scientists have been celebrated at a special evening we held recently in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Learning Trust. As with our Oxfordshire…

New Twilight CPD Courses for primary teachers

Science Oxford specialises in providing CPD for primary teachers with a strong hands-on element – if you book or attend one of our courses then you will spend most of…