Ensure that every student develops the maths, literacy and working scientifically skills they need to succeed with this skills-focused Pupil Book that contains a variety of activities, questions and real-world examples that are tailored to the Big Ideas and mastery goals of the AQA KS3 Syllabus. - Develop conceptual understanding with a variety of questions that require students to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios. - Build working scientifically skills with various Enquiry activities matched to the AQA syllabus. - Test understanding and measure progress with factual recall questions developed around the ideas of Generalisations, Principles and Models. - Stretch knowledge and understanding with extend tasks linked to higher-order thinking skills - Compare, Evaluate and Predict. - Bridge the gap between Key Stages 2 and 3, with a focus on maths and enquiry skills and understanding scientific terminology. - Provides comprehensive support for non-specialist or less-confident teachers when used in conjunction with the online Teaching & Learning resources. Written in association with Sheffield Hallam University: The Science Education Team within Sheffield Institute of Education (SIoE), is one of the leading STEM education groups in Europe, with a worldwide reputation for knowledge exchange and research. SIoE leads national and international STEM education programmes covering curriculum and pedagogical design and development, widening participation to traditionally under-represented groups, and research in science education.

Covers the topics needed for KS3 Science levels 5-7.

Ensure that every student develops the maths, literacy and working scientifically skills they need to succeed with this skills-focused Pupil Book that contains a variety of activities, questions and real-world examples that are tailored to the Big Ideas and mastery goals of the AQA KS3 Syllabus. - Develop conceptual understanding with a variety of questions that require students to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios. - Build working scientifically skills with various Enquiry activities matched to the AQA syllabus. - Test understanding and measure progress with factual recall questions developed around the ideas of Generalisations, Principles and Models. - Stretch knowledge and understanding with extend tasks linked to higher-order thinking skills - Compare, Evaluate and Predict. - Bridge the gap between Key Stages 2 and 3, with a focus on maths and enquiry skills and understanding scientific terminology. - Provides comprehensive support for non-specialist or less-confident teachers when used in conjunction with the online Teaching & Learning resources. Written in association with Sheffield Hallam University: The Science Education Team within Sheffield Institute of Education (SIoE), is one of the leading STEM education groups in Europe, with a worldwide reputation for knowledge exchange and research. SIoE leads national and international STEM education programmes covering curriculum and pedagogical design and development, widening participation to traditionally under-represented groups, and research in science education.

Everything students need for success in KS3 Science… in one book! This Complete Revision & Practice guide is fully up-to-date and brimming with clear notes, diagrams and examples on every topic - perfect for pupils working at a higher level. There are also plenty of summary and test-style questions, plus mixed topic tests and a fantastic practice exam - all with answers at the back of the book. What's more, you'll find online video solutions and digital quizzes throughout - amazing!

This book presents a series of practical activities designed to help teachers build an effective science curriculum for more able children. It focuses on: developing higher order thinking skills using conceptual language; directed activities relating to text for developing higher order skills; and in-depth study topics that emphasize a "real product" outcome.

The Cut, Paste and Surf! series provides an innovative range of ICT activities that enable Key Stage 3 and GCSE students to develop their core ICT skills in a subject context. Using the relevant student textbook and CD-ROM resources in tandem, students of all abilities not only reinforce their subject learning through this medium but also develop their ICT skills. Easy to set up and easy to use, Cut, Paste and Surf! is a straightforward solution to integrating ICT into subject schemes of work and developing ICT skills in a subject context.

This is a text for new teachers of science in the years of their early professional development, including those on PGCE courses, those in their induction year, and those in years two and three of their teaching career.

Presented in a clear and accessible way, the 'Key Stage 3 Success Workbooks' cover everything students need to know for Key Stage 3, providing different styles of questions to test students' knowledge on any given subject.

The Committee's report examines science and mathematics teaching in secondary schools in England, focusing on the following issues: the take-up of science and mathematics at GCSE and A-level, the provision of careers advice to students, problems in the recruitment and retention of teachers, the quality of teaching methods and the role of continuing professional development. The Committee finds that effective science teaching in schools is essential, both in order to ensure a satisfactory general level of scientific literacy in society, and to enable the next generation of scientists and engineers to progress into higher education and beyond. It argues that the current examination system forces students to study an excessively narrow range of subjects at too early an age, and it recommends that the Government should reconsider the Tomlinson proposals for a broader diploma-based system for 14-19 year old students based on the International Baccalaureate. This would ensure that students receive a more rounded education and are not made to over-specialise before they are able to see the merits of studying science and mathematics. Concerns are also raised about the shortage of science teachers, particularly specialist physics and chemistry teachers, the quality of careers advice in schools, and the importance of practical science in schools.

The Sutherland Inquiry, (HCP 62, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780102958393), is an independent inquiry remitted by the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) and the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, into the delivery of the National Curriculum tests in 2008. In July 2008, 1.2 million pupils heard that their National Curriculum test results would be delayed. The test delivery service represented a failure in customer delivery service, to the pupils, schools and also the markers upon whom the National Curriculum testing regime relies. The primary responsibility must therefore rest with the American organisation, ETS Global BV (ETS), which won the public contract to deliver the tests and failed its customers. This report examines how this organisation secured the contract, what its plans were, and why its systems and process as a whole were not properly tested. The report will also describe how ETS's systems failed during the test delivery process. There was also a failure on the part of the Government's Non-Departmental Public Body, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to deliver its remit. The report also sets out the procurement process that QCA used to select its delivery supplier, ETS, and how it managed the contract. The report sets out a number of recommendations on how test delivery can improve in future years, and has set out a number of key priorities, including: that the delivery process of the National Curriculum tests should be modernised and improved, in consultation with the marking community, including piloting online marking; that whatever process is used should be thoroughly piloted and project managed to ensure schools and pupils get their results on time; that the customer service provided to markers must be vastly improved to ensure that they are properly supported and are able to access up-to-date information.