Conference week 2020

Our conference Supporting chemistry education – beyond lockdown has now finished. If you attended the conference and would like resources from any of the sessions, please get in touch.

To see all our upcoming events, please visit our events page. 

Conference week

Articles from our presenters

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Reviewing the ECF

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Do new teachers leave the early career framework a five-star review or are they left with a bad taste in their mouths?

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Yet more teachers empowered by RSC fund

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32 initiatives to strengthen local chemistry teaching get go ahead

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5 ways to successfully teach structure and bonding at 14–16

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Strengthen students’ grasp of the abstract so they master this tricky topic and effectively tackle exam questions

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How do you feel about working in science education?

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Tell us what it’s like by taking part in the Science teaching survey, and we can improve our support for you

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Why I don’t use video to explain chemistry concepts

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Discover Adam Boxer’s reasons for favouring a teacher’s explanation over a video

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5 ways to teach atomic structure at 14–16

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Secure your learners’ understanding of this core topic with these teacher-tested strategies

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A rare look inside a small island school: Castlebay Community School

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Three science teachers share their stories about the challenges and joys of teaching on an island

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How to get your post-16 students to manage their workload effectively

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Take a no-nonsense approach guaranteed to help your learners smash coursework targets

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Share your Covid story

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Tell us how you found lockdown, remote teaching, social distancing – your whole experience of the Covid-19 pandemic

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How to teach combustion and oxidation at 11–14

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Use these 5 tried-and-tested tips to teach combustion safely and effectively

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Confessions of an examiner

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Exam marking veteran Kristy Turner shares the joys and challenges of it all – and why it matters

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How to ensure students listen intently

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Tried-and-tested strategies to get your students focused and learning