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  • Scientific literacy 3: writing about science

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    This post is the third in a series about improving the scientific literacy of our pupils. So far I’ve written about use of vocabulary and embedding additional reading into the curriculum for KS3. Why is scientific writing important? As I’ve said before, literacy is important beyond any one school subject’s curriculum. It can have a…

  • Scientific literacy 2: reading in science

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    This post is the second in a series about methods of embedding scientific literacy into our curriculum, so it becomes a more well-practised skill for our students. Whilst my focus is primarily on KS3, I have also created a wider reading list for our KS5 Physics pupils, and have started setting the odd literacy-related task…

  • Strategies for improving scientific literacy

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    In January I was appointed as the KS3 Science Coordinator at my school on a maternity cover basis, as part of the cover for our Second in Science who’s on maternity leave. This means I have until Christmas 2022 to make an impact, so I want to make sure I’m successful. My focus for the…

  • Leading the implementation of a new KS3 curriculum

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    I think we’d be hard pushed to find a science teacher that disagrees about the importance of KS3. Whilst there aren’t any public exams like in KS4 or KS5, one could argue the most successful students in those later stages are those who had the best foundation in science. This means not only simply knowledge…