Sorry, the posts are coming thick and fast at the moment – it’s all go here! (And Bradford on Avon’s been flooded, meaning the sandwich shop is shut, so we are coping without proper sustenance:-))

Anyway, I’m pleased as punch about our latest news, so I’m inflicting it on you, dear readers, my apologies to your inboxes. The National Science Learning Centre (in the form of Miranda Stephenson, who’s been really helpful)  has given us their official backing, in the form of a lovely letter praising our project and urging people to support it financially (click here to download and read the letter!). For those of you who don’t know, the NSLC are like the headquarters for science teaching being as good as possible:-

“The aim of the national network of Science Learning Centres is to promote excellent science teaching by reconnecting teachers with the frontiers of their subject and the latest techniques for teaching it. The National Science Learning Centre is the co-ordinating centre for this activity and is rapidly becoming the focus for all science education activity in the UK.”

What better could we hope for in terms of people who really know what they are talking about about science teaching and learning? They have said about I’m a Scientist:-

“We believe the pilot programme is an innovative and effective teaching tool which inspires and enthuses young people about science, develops their scientific literacy and ability to debate and discuss science issues.”

“Our expert staff who have examined it consider it to be an additional aid to science teaching, expanding teachers’ repertoire of pedagogical tools and pupils’ learning experiences. The event combines excitement and fun, with rigorous educational content and effective techniques for promoting learning and developing students’ higher thinking skills.”

“This event is an innovative means to help teachers to inspire the scientists of tomorrow and promote young people’s engagement with science and thus could be an effective use of public engagement and outreach money.”

I love them!