April 2009
Salters'
National Awards for
Science
Technicians 2009
The closing
date for nominations for the Salters' National Awards
for Science Technicians 2009 is nearly upon us so don't
forget to nominate your science technicians for these prestigious
Awards.
Up
to four Awards of £250 are available and nominations
can be made by the Headteacher or the Head
of the Science Department. The Awards are open to:-
Science Technicians
in schools and colleges for students up to the age of 18
Science Technicians
with 5 or more years experience
CLOSING DATE:
1 May 2009
For
further information and to download a nomination form please click
on the link to our website below:
National
Awards for Science Technicians
or
contact the Publicity Co-ordinator on:
Tel:
020 7628 5962 ext. 260
Email:
publicity@salters.co.uk
Salters'
Book Grants 2009
The Salters'
Institute makes available grants of up to £500
to enable schools following the Salters' Curricula to purchase
course books for the following Salters' A-Level
courses:-
Salters-Nuffield
Advanced Biology
Salters Advanced
Chemistry
Salters Horners
Advanced Physics
CLOSING DATE:
30 APRIL 2009
The
facility to now apply for the Salters' book grants online
is accessible by following the link below:
Salters'
Book Grants
If
you require further information please contact the
Publicity
Co-ordinator on:
Tel: 020
7628 5962 ext. 260
Email:
publicity@salters.co.uk
We
don't want you to feel like you have missed out on the Salters'
Festivals of Chemistry in 2009! There are a few places
left at Universities on the following dates............
| The University of Plymouth |
Thursday 30 April 2009 |
| The University of Bradford |
Thursday 30 April 2009 |
| University College, Cork |
Wednesday 6 May 2009 |
| Liverpool John Moores University |
Tuesday 12 May 2009 |
The
University of Greenwich
(Medway
Campus) |
Tuesday 19 May 2009 |
| Leeds Metropolitan University |
Tuesday 9 June 2009 |
| Aberystwyth University |
Wednesday 10 June 2009 |
For further
information and to apply online please click on the link below:-
Salters'
Festivals of Chemistry
or
contact the Festivals Administrator on:
Tel:
020 7628 5962 ext. 224
Email:
festivals@salters.co.uk
We
were delighted to receive a large number of nominations from which
it has been very difficult to make the final selection of students,
as all the applications were of such a high standard. Fifty
students have been selected for each Camp. Students not
selected are on a reserve list and will be contacted if a vacancy
becomes available.
However,
it is with great disappointment that the Camps due to be held
at Heriot-Watt University have been cancelled due to an unanticipated
lab refurbishment in the summer. We look forward to having
them back on board in 2010. Consequently, the number of
Camp places available this year is reduced.
If
you require any further information about the Camps, please contact
the Camps Administrator on:
Tel:
020 7628 5962 ext. 213
Email:
camps@salters.co.uk
CEG
Seminar 2009
Tuesday 3
March 2009, Salters' Hall
"The
Teaching and Learning of Science at Key Stage 3"
The Chemical Education
Group was set up in 1991 to bring the leaders of
major institutions together to consider wider policy issues. It
has run annual major seminars since 1993 on specific issues of
concern in science education. The Group consists of Institutions
closely linked to science education. The group holds an annual
seminar to discuss a current topical subject concerning chemical
education.
This
year's Seminar focused on "The Teaching and Learning of Science
at Key Stage 3" For some time there has been concern about the
teaching and learning of science at Key Stage 3. Research seems
to show clearly that many students lose their enthusiasm for science
during the 11-14 years, and begin to see a career in science as
'not for them'. It is not at all clear that the changes introduced
in 2008 to the national curriculum KS3 programme of study will
solve these problems.
To
view the Seminar report click
here
COMPETITION
TIME!
A bit
of fun for your students! To access the current competitions please
click here.
The closing date for entries is 31 July 2009.
COMPETITION
WINNERS!
Congratulations
to the Winners and Runners up from competitions in Issues 34 and
35 of 'A Pinch of Salt!'. You can view the names and schools
of all the Winners and Runners up by clicking here.
Get
them involved and watch them evolve..........................
Curriculum
related, interactive resources from the Pharmaceutical industry.
Developed
by teachers and industry experts to link science topics studied
in school to their use in the workplace and, particularly, to
the treatment of disease.
High quality
animations
Interactive
questions
Background
information on ethical issues
Free
to use website without password protection
Enables
students to explore topics in school and at home
Teachers
can download images and animations to use in their
teaching
Please
click
here to see leaflet with the list of topics covered
or visit the website www.abpischools.org.uk
for further details.
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