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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Look after your well-being as a new science teacher

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Teaching science is hard work, particularly in the first few years. The good news is, being an excellent teacher and looking after yourself aren’t mutually exclusive

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Celebrating Keith Taber’s contribution to chemistry education

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A giant of chemistry education and research, Keith Taber has died. Read tributes from colleagues at the RSC and beyond

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Guaranteed success for international trainees and your school

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How helping them settle in can build their confidence and strengthen your science department

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4 ways to teach organic compounds at 14–16

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Use these teacher-tested ideas to compound learners’ knowledge of carbon atoms

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Do I have a chemistry identity?

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Nurture identity and confidence in class and help students see chemistry as theirs

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Capture learners’ attention with video feedback

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Record a video mark scheme for exams and watch your learners’ engagement with feedback soar

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5 ways to teach neutralisation and pH

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Teacher-tested approaches to build 11–14 students’ basic understanding of acids, alkalis and indicators

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Why are fewer students entering GCSE chemistry?

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And will this lead to fewer specialist science teachers?

A hand moving blue counters with a minus symbol from lithium's outer shell to fluorine's to form ions.

Ways to teach atoms and ions

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Use these six approaches to ensure learners master ion formation at 14–16

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Ways to teach formation of salts

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Secure your learners’ understanding of this core topic with teacher-tested recall strategies and experiments

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How we’re reducing our carbon footprint

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Discover how Education in Chemistry is balancing climate concerns with classroom content