
Emma Owens
Emma is an assistant subject leader of science at Horizon Community College in Barnsley.
Prior to her career in teaching, Emma completed a PhD in polymer chemistry researching the development of new stimuli-responsive therapeutics.
In 2021, she won the RSC Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education.
- Ideas
Improve your students’ literacy in science skills
Use these tips to help your pupils write and talk like a scientist
- Resource
Structure and bonding: exploding exam questions | 14–16 years
Present and prastice a technique to help learners understand the language used in extended-reponse questions and improve their answers