Category: <span>CPD</span>

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Sculptures In Space! Local schools go 3D with Science Oxford for NASA competition

We’re so excited about our new interstellar competition to help schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire send a sculpture into space! In April 2018, NASA will launch a Black Brant IX…

Science Oxford on board with maritime project to MAP the Black Sea

Roger Baker, Education Support Officer at Science Oxford, embarked on a unique and exciting research trip to the Black Sea where he spent ten days mentoring four A-Level STEM students selected for the trip of…

Catching the science bug: Apprentice Placement Scheme Success at the Dunn School

Lab coats and safety goggles beckon for Oxfordshire teenagers Jasmin Ullaskumar and Elizabeth Moulson, who have been inspired about a potential career in science following Science Oxford work experience placements…

BIG SCIENCE EVENT 2016 WINNERS

Some of the region’s top young primary science prodigies have been battling it out to win the Big Science Event 2016 – a Science Oxford science competition in which primary…

The Big Science Event Oxfordshire

The motivational power of cabbage If you ever needed a simple explanation of a complicated scientific concept I think I might just refer you to a nine year-old. Some of…