Euan Douglas
Euan Douglas is an assistant headteacher at Saint George Catholic College, a comprehensive school in Southampton. He is a former head of science and a member of the ASE's 11–19 and regional committees. He helps lead the Dorset and Hampshire Science Learning Partnership.
Euan is interested in how to make practical work effective for students and developing leadership across science teams.
OpinionWhy you should use virtual labs
Digital technologies, online animations and virtual experiments have an important role to play in practical learning, argue teachers Euan Douglas and Ramrajiv Rajendram
IdeasPractise purposeful practicals
Identify the reason you’re teaching a particular experiment to ensure students learn not just how to do it, but the concept and technique too
ResourceThe ‘broken’ practical approach
Take this approach to practical work to ensure students are learning, not just doing