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Teaching tips to tackle maths anxiety
Help your students develop their numeracy confidence with these back-to-basics steps
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How to teach organic mechanisms using roleplay
Improve your students’ understanding of one of post-16 chemistry’s trickiest topics
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Add AI to your students’ toolbox
How to upskill learners to use AI as an interactive tutor, reduce frustration and build their confidence at home
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Ways to teach the mole at 14–16
Use these four ideas to effectively teach and contextualise this crucial chemistry unit
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Make worked examples count in quantitative chemistry
Four teacher-tested approaches to encourage self-explanation and build learners’ confidence, engagement and understanding
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How to help students master decoding command words
Use these three strategies to prepare your 14–16 learners for exam success
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4 ways to teach the law of conservation of mass
Improve 11–14 year-old learners’ understanding of this fundamental chemistry topic
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3 ways to consolidate understanding and build exam confidence at 14–16
How connecting chemistry topics will cement prior learning and provide a solid foundation for new content
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Use multiple representations to make abstract scientific concepts accessible
Try these four different ways to offer learners more entry points to understanding
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5 ways to teach reactivity of metals at 14–16
Use the importance of metal extraction to help contextualise this topic
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Start now with these effective revision techniques
Try these four low-stakes approaches to ensure your learners are equipped for learning – and exams
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3 ways to help students master metacognition
Improve learners’ thinking about their thinking to help them successfully answer multistep questions
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Four super replicable steps to embed new vocabulary
Effective tips for teaching tier 2 and 3 terms that’ll improve learning outcomes
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4 ways to teach redox in terms of electrons
Use these teacher-tested approaches to help learners gain a deeper understanding of redox reactions
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Model atomic structure with playdough
Engage your learners with these fun, tactile ideas and models
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A sweet solution to extended questions
Motivate learners to structure their answers for full marks
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5 ways to use structure strips to scaffold learning
Boost your students’ ability to digest topics and write independently with these margin-sized prompts
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Escape the classroom: and revise chemistry knowledge
Challenge your students to break out of the lab and prepare for exams
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7 ways to fuel curiosity in science careers
Help foster the next generation of scientists by linking teaching topics to real-world events and career pathways
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Use AI to successfully assess students’ understanding
Discover how to quickly and effectively generate multiple choice questions on key chemistry topics