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TSEC Strategies for Teachers of 5-14 Science -
Improving Science Education CPD through Practical Activities (DVD/CD)

Information on ISE website (registered users only)
National (UK) Science Learning Centre

The NSLC was officially opened in a formal ceremony on Friday 17th March 2006. It first opened for courses and was effectively up an running in York by Autumn 2005 read more 

Curriculum Review Science 3-18

Increasing Engagement - Improving Achievement

 

A good practice conference was jointly organised with ASE Scotland as part of the Supporting Science Education through CPD initiative.

Erskine Bridge Hotel 3rd and 4th March 2006 read more

 ( pdf 500 K)

Scottish Chemistry Online Teaching Service
Science Live in Scotland

Why Science Education Matters

  Science 2020 Recommendations

Science 2020 Summary of Proceedings

Biology resources and services from SIBE

 

 

 

Why Science Education Matters

The first report of the Scottish Science Advisory Committee - "Why Science Education Matters: Supporting and Improving Science Education in Scottish Schools" - was launched at a press conference at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, on the 19th of November.

Copies of the Report may be obtained either by e-mailing Tracy Rickard at :

trickard@scottishscience.org.uk

It is also available at the SSAC website or a pdf version can be downloaded from here.

Why Education Science Matters

 

 

 

Science Education 3-18 website

At Science and The Parliament Depute First Minister Jim Wallace announced the 'launch' of a new 3-18 science site. This describes the various projects and initiatives, including a new NESTA administered awards scheme, supported by SEED and related to the Scottish Science Strategy.

 

 

 

 

Science 2020 Conference Proceedings

 

 

 

 

The Recommendations Report from this major Scottish conference is now available as a pdf file .  A short-form (mostly Text) version has been abstracted by SSERC. This is available here either as pdf   or in rich text (Word) format.

The earlier summary report can also be downloaded from here as a pdf file    

 

 

 

 

 

Biology resources
& services from SIBE

The Scottish Institute for Biotechnology Education is a partnership of biotechnology specialists, educational professionals and the bio-industries.

Green Fingerprinting :
Applications of DNA Technology

 

Ecological & Ethical Applications
 of DNA Technology.

 

Free workshops for teachers & technicians.

Supported by bbsrc, SAPS, Royal Botanic Gardens and Bio-rad.


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Click above for more details and an application form.

DNA-Direct

Demonstrating Applications of DNA Technology to schools via video conferencing.


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