Thanks to everyone who participated in our recent LinkedIn poll asking how many hours per week you work. While it’s worrying to see 42% work more than the average 50 hours per week quoted by the DfE, it’s heartening that 58% work fewer.
How can structure strips benefit your chemistry teaching and your students' learning? Teacher Kristy Turner sums up five reasons you should consider integrating them into your teacher toolkit to support your students' chemistry knowledge and skills ✍️⬇️
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The EiC team were wondering what the averages are for other professions. The best we could find is, HOUR03: average hours worked by industry from the ONS. It doesn’t cover every industry, but it does show the only industry to come close to teaching is agriculture.
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When it comes to reaction mechanisms, you can't possibly teach every combination of reactants and their transfer of electrons – so how do you ensure students absorb and apply their learning? Set your students up for success with these approaches 👇️
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And if you want to know about your fellow science teachers' working weeks, read our article 👉🏽 edu.rsc.org/feature/how-...
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What's on your reading list this summer? One of our latest recommendations?
📚A speculative thriller with an all-knowing AI
📚 A love story set at Nasa
📚 Science book of the year from @thetimes.com
Or will you check out the full list online 👇🏽?
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#TBR #sciteachuk #goallin
Give your 14–16 learners a clear, real‑world way to understand hydrogen bonding and why water behaves so unusually from @ninanotman.bsky.social.
Download the summary slide with questions and story handout 💧
🌍 From fertiliser disruption during the war in Ukraine to shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz, current events offer a powerful way to explore the Haber process in context. Find out how to build learners’ understanding of chemistry 👇
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Transition to secondary science can be tricky for learners, often involving a dip in engagement and attainment. But what exactly are the core barriers slowing success, and how can teachers and leadership teams work together to combat these? ⬇️🧪
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Why is finding the value of x when calculating bond energy changes so difficult when we move x? Use Ian McDaid's map for maximum marks to help learners navigate their way from misconceptions to bond calculation success 🗺️✍️
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Deepen your learners understanding why liquid water behaves weirdly
How to link the Strait of Hormuz to ammonia production and sustainability in your lessons
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Education in Chemistry
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Average actual weekly hours worked by industry, including by sex, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published quarterly. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.
