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Celebrating Keith Taber’s contribution to chemistry education

2026-03-09T17:35:00+00:00By Lisa Clatworthy

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

Spark students’ curiosity for British Science Week 2026

2026-02-06T06:31:00+00:00By Joanna Buckley and Emma Lumb

Everything you need to plan for 6–15 March

RSC announces 2025 Education Prize winners

2025-11-19T06:03:00+00:00By Laura-Alexandra Smith

Celebrate excellence in chemistry education with this year’s prize winners

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2025-11-06T06:34:00+00:00By Georgia Murphy

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Take action for Chemistry Week 2025

2025-10-17T07:31:00+01:00By Georgia Murphy

Experiments, practicals and resources to help you plan for 10–16 November

RSC publishes teachers’ standards framework for chemistry

2025-09-30T05:31:00+01:00By Emma Lumb and Abby Bunting

Strengthen, develop and enhance your teaching practice with this subject-specific framework, based on the teachers’ standards for England

Announcing the 2025 Science Teaching Survey findings

2025-09-12T05:06:00+01:00By Eliza Blair

Discover the challenges and trends reported by teachers and technicians across the UK and Ireland

Introducing a new way to find RSC teaching resources

2025-07-25T07:15:00+01:00By Juliet Kennard

Everything you need to teach key chemistry topics, organised by purpose, to save you time and transform your lessons

BESA shortlists RSC practical videos and resources for award

2025-07-16T07:00:00+01:00By Georgia Murphy

The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) recognised our core practical videos and resources in their Outstanding curriculum and assessment resource – secondary award category

Colour Chemistry workshops inspire learners across Wales

2025-06-06T05:50:00+01:00By Rebecca Laye

Cross-curriculum workshops funded by RSC Outreach grants allow students of all ages to explore links between art and chemistry

Effective pedagogy: a new self-led teacher professional development course

2025-04-30T05:12:00+01:00By Steph Kancy

Delve into the principles and practices of effective chemistry teaching

Winchester College win 2025 Top of the Bench national final

2025-03-25T06:02:00+00:00By Georgia Murphy

The RSC announces the winners and runners-up of the 2025 competition

The latest news and articles from Education in Chemistry

Tough choices ahead for science education after the curriculum review

2026-03-16T06:00:00+00:00By Laura Daly

Education policy programme manager Laura Daly says more is needed to make science pathways accessible and future‑proof

Thermite in a flowerpot

2026-03-12T06:02:00+00:00By Declan Fleming

Demonstrate a dramatic redox reaction in which highly reactive aluminium displaces iron from iron oxide

How my exam marking will improve your learners’ outcomes

2026-03-09T06:49:00+00:00By Becky Kell

Chemistry teacher Becky Kell distils what she’s learning about teaching moles, methods and bonding as a marker for an exam board

Enhance learning with teacher-led explanations

2026-03-05T06:00:00+00:00By Colin McGill

Plan high-quality explanations ahead of time to develop your learners’ understanding of chemistry

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