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 ...

UK science education experts say eating ice lollies, playing musical instruments and planting vegetables are experiences that children should have by age 11 through science lessons. Karl-Josef ...

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SCIENCE teaching in primary schools is not "hands-on" enough for pupils, according to a new report. Children are enthusiastic about the subject, but some felt they spent too much time reading, writing ...

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, ...

Simon Crook is the Founder of CrookED Science, a science education consultancy. Rachel Wilson works for the University of Sydney and does not have any interests that would benefit from this article.

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 ...

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