Teacher fellows go to university
From September seven school/college teachers will be working in chemistry departments in seven universities across England as part of the Chemistry for Our Future initiative
From September 2007 the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will be sending seven school/college teachers into chemistry departments in seven universities across England to learn more about how HE chemistry is delivered and to show academics how the teaching of chemistry in schools and colleges has developed.
Part of the RSC-led Chemistry for our future (CFOF) initiative,1 the Teacher and Academic Fellowship Scheme aims to improve teachers' and lecturers' understanding of recent developments in chemistry education on both sides of the school-university interface. Based on this enhanced, up to date knowledge of what and how chemistry is taught in the secondary and tertiary sectors, the RSC envisages that a more coherent, smooth transition for students going on to study chemistry in HE will develop, which will help to increase the uptake of chemistry in HE and reduce first-year drop-out rates.
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