When delivering science education, it is vital that pupils understand the extent to which science fits into wider aspects of society, culture, and history.
Contextualising scientific learning helps pupils to better interpret and engage with the world around them, encouraging them to become more invested in the science they are learning as they understand its wider impact.
Through using different disciplinary teaching approaches and interactive resources which examine a diverse array of topics, your school’s teachers can help pupils understand how science links to history, philosophy, geography, English and many more disciplines.
Science education has long struggled to engage certain groups. This is disproportionately the case for women and people from minority ethnic groups. According to data from UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (2019), less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women.
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