How can we best stretch and challenge the thinking of our most-able students? What can we do to support those learners who are working at a level beyond their peers? As teachers, we know this...

Designers use many creative tools: mind mapping,...

This book explores the transformational steps a school can take towards designing and delivering a rich, rigorous and wide-ranging curriculum. The authors concentrate on the foundation subjects, particularly history, geography and science but also design and technology and art and design - areas that are often...

"The design process is an object of great fascination...

This work shows how students of any age and ability can take responsibility for their own learning in an environment of positive regard, as...

In 'The A Level Mindset', Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin share the secrets of coaching students to develop the characteristics, habits and mindsets which will help them realise their...

Published in May 2011, this report from the University of Southampton, school of education  is an evaluation of the Action Research for Physics programme which was organised and managed by the National Network of Science Learning Centres between September 2009 and February 2011....

This book is part of the Archive Collection which is available to view at the National STEM Learning Centre.

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This book explores clear strategies around imaginative and effective planning and provides genuine examples of powerful classroom work - from primary, special and secondary settings - that are research-informed and realistic. It also provides opportunities to think beyond a path laid out by scripted lessons,...

'Closing the gap: test and learn' is the first programme in the world to trial multiple interventions simultaneously using a wholly collaborative approach across a large number of schools.

In this programme, over 200 teaching schools alliances worked together to carry out 11 large-scale, randomised...

Published in September 2010, this summary of an online survey looks at design and technology (D&T) teachers’ attitudes towards CPD.

The full collection of STEM Learning impact and evaluation research reports can be viewed here. 

Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovat...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Children's story about Dirty Bertie and his horrible habits.