Primary school pupils should be given ice lollies in science lessons to ensure learning is grounded in engaging real-life experiences, a coalition of scientific associations has said. A new primary ...

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Licking an ice lolly, playing in muddy puddles and blowing bubbles. While these activities are a lot of fun, they're not ones you'd expect your teacher to approve of in the classroom. But scientists, ...

Australia’s Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, released a worrying report earlier this year. Unhealthy Science? University Natural and Physical Sciences 2002 - 2009/10 revealed the number of students ...

The new national science curriculum up to Year 10 has been released for consultation. It divides teaching into two ‘strands’: Physical Science, which focuses on matter, energy, Earth & space; and ...

This page shows how we've mapped the Big ideas in science: Evolution resources on to topics in the primary science curriculum. Students often initially identify by comparing whole objects and looking ...

New primary school curriculum rules will see LOLLY LICKING added - if the government follows scientists' advice. Scientists have urged the new Labour Party government to "add ice-lolly licking to ...

It is almost 25 years since the last primary curriculum was finalised. The looming publication of a new primary curriculum framework – the result of several years of consultation – aims to catch up ...

Laura Daly, education policy programme manager at the Royal Society of Chemistry, shares her six key takeaways from the Government's education review. The Government’s curriculum and assessment review ...