Why Connected Knowledge and Big Ideas Transform GCSE Science Learning

By Julian, Head of Science & Head of Big Ideas at SideCog After fifteen years in the classroom - and over a decade leading science departments in state secondary schools - one thing has not changed for me... High quality teaching makes the biggest difference to the life chances of young people. Not bolt-on interventions. Not the latest initiative that promises transformation in twelve weeks. What makes the difference is teachers who understand their subject deeply, understand how children learn, and deliberately build knowledge in ways that stick. And this is why the work of Wynne Harlen o