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Success in encouraging teenagers to study science


More teenagers are studying science beyond GCSE level thanks to a course designed by University of York and Nuffield Foundation experts.

A survey shows schools using the Twenty First Century Science GCSE curriculum are experiencing much larger increases in the number of students going on to study physics, chemistry or biology at AS-level compared to national averages.

June 28, 2010

Revisions to new specifications


Opportunity for amendment

June 16, 2010

Science GCSEs for 2011 - update


New specifications and new publications

May 18, 2010

Starting teaching C21 GCSE Science?


SLC courses for teachers new to C21, focussing on GCSE Science

January 12, 2010

OCR seeks teachers for free trial


OCR is developing an interactive online delivery channel called ’The Virtual Classroom’.

September 25, 2009

Welcome to Emma Woodley and Mary Whitehouse, and thank you to Peter Campbell


An introduction to the new team working on Twenty First Century Science.

September 17, 2009

New science GCSE specifications


QCA consultation

July 8, 2009

The science of sustainable farming


Applied Science on a farm

July 4, 2009

KS3 to KS4


KS3 to KS4

June 25, 2009

KS3 STEM new pilot resources


Cross-curricular work at KS3 in Science, Design & Technology, and Maths.

May 19, 2009

Ideas in context support materials


Latest from Blackpool

April 27, 2009

New science GCSE specifications in 2011


QCA process

April 8, 2009

Ofqual report on GCSE sciences


Comments from Twenty First Century Science. Scroll down to a link to a Radio 4 Today programme interview with Andrew Hunt.

March 30, 2009

New results analysis service from OCR


Active Results

March 5, 2009

New resources to download


Teaching ideas about science and assessment for learning

December 1, 2008

Information and resources on this site


Rearrangements to this website

November 19, 2008

OCR past papers


Restricting access to past papers

October 16, 2008

June 2008 OCR examiner reports


Available on OCR website

October 1, 2008

Practical science websites


Physics Chemistry and now Biology

September 26, 2008

Starting teaching C21?


One-day course for teachers at the Science Learning Centre London

September 1, 2008

OCR reports proposed change to assessment and large candidate numbers


Objective questions

September 1, 2008

A-level Applied Science


Where to get resources

July 18, 2008

Mendeleev film for C4


DVD available

June 16, 2008

P3 safety note


Controlling the chain reaction

June 5, 2008

Thinking about Key Stage 3


Cross-curricular teaching across Science, Technology, and Maths

April 29, 2008

Newsletters


Newsletters from the C21 project team

March 12, 2008

KS3 curriculum planning for Sept 08


One-day conferences

March 6, 2008

Stimulate teachers' discussion


Cartoons with questions to help internal science dept thinking

March 4, 2008

Triple Science teaching


Support for those introducing or teaching separate sciences

February 15, 2008

Tracking student attainment


Spreadsheets for C21 courses

January 24, 2008

OCR entry codes and components


Summary of which refers to which

December 20, 2007

Additional Science module maps


Now published on this website

December 7, 2007

Teaching Ideas about Science


GCSE Science: new suggestions for student activities

December 7, 2007

OCR past papers and mark schemes


Now published on OCR website

October 18, 2007

Separate Sciences through the year


Organising teaching of Separate Sciences

October 9, 2007

OUP email discussion forums


Email discussion forums on OUP website

September 6, 2007

Advice from training sessions


Here are suggestions which address teachers' concerns

June 21, 2007

Useful web-links from OUP


OUP are compiling lists.

June 11, 2007

C21 and those learning English


Comments from Sheila Curtis

May 21, 2007

From Hackney to Westminster


Baroness Walmsley visits Haggerston School for Girls

May 10, 2007

Student revision


Help with student revision

May 1, 2007

Organising the courses


Courses in series - one after the other - or in parallel?

January 29, 2007

Championing the new GCSEs


Advance copies of a forthcoming publication from the Institute of Ideas has sparked off a great deal of ill-informed debate about the new Science GCSEs in general and Twenty First Century Science in particular.

October 12, 2006

Teacher TV


Twenty First Century Science on teacher TV

April 18, 2005

Video sequences for Applied Science


Practioners and their skills

January 17, 2005