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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Planning for safe science practical work - Free CPD from @rsc.org on 24/9/26. I'll discuss safety in the school laboratory and how to risk assess practical work, along with support and guidance from @cleapss.bsky.social. Book via this link: edu.rsc.org/events/plann...

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Planning for safe practical work from CLEAPSS

Thursday 24 September, 7-8pm (BST), online

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Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Great things come in small practicals 🔬 Discover teachers’ and technicians’ favourite #microscale experiments and how they help reduce waste, cut costs, improve safety and build learners’ confidence in practical work edu.rsc.org/feature/more... #iteachchem

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Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 06/06/2026

New post: ● The problem with "teaching consistency" ● christianmooreanderson.com/the-problem-... #EduSky #UKEd

A graph with two axes:
X = Collectively gain capacity (discretionary capacity made available by coordinating a way of teaching).
Y = Teacher's retained autonomy (discretionary capacity still available for coordinating a way of doing a curriculum).
There are two positions with higher teacher autonomy than collectively gained capacity: Siloed teaching, and systems in which there are shared general ideas.
The other positions gain more from coordinating. Shared scripts gives the worst outcome in terms of collectively gained capacity and teacher autonomy (giving the system a low capacity). Shared curricular EdTech platforms reduce the teacher's autonomy to low levels also, but can offer greater capacity through, for example, compiling lots of data on learning. Shared lesson structures and activities across teachers retains some teacher autonomy (the teacher can still decide what to say and do in lessons), and there are some gains from collective capacity through the networked sharing of ideas and resources. Finally, the best position for preserving teacher autonomy and gaining from coordination is a system of shared teacher principles and emergent resources. All is explained in the post.

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Having ‘A Good Conversation’ – helping students to make meaning in our lessons. It has been some time since I wrote last, but @cmooreanderson.bsky.social's latest book 'Teaching Meaning' really got me thinking. Some thoughts on having 'Good Conversations': dave2004b.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/h...

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Having ‘A Good Conversation’ – helping students to make meaning in our lessons

‘A Good Conversation’* has been central to my learning over the years, and also one of the most impactful ‘way of working’ that I use in my classroom. From early in my teaching career, I have consi…

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

@rsc.org support for Chemisty teacher training is excellent. If you're interested in applying this webinar will be highly informative.

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Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Build fluency in the language of measurement, guide students' apparatus choices and progress their measurement accuracy and precision with these tips 📏👇️ edu.rsc.org/cpd/making-m... #scienceeducation #iteachchem #pedagogy

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Making measurements | Teaching practical science

Tips to help your 11-16 learners use appropriate apparatus to make and record measurements

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This new set of resources that I authored for @rsc.org @rsc-eic.bsky.social has turned out nicely. I particularly like the scrolling website which can be used as a learning resource in its own right. Thanks EiC for turning my drafts into these high quality resources. edu.rsc.org/infographics...

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How to teach filtration, evaporation and crystallisation at 11–14

Show your learners the essentials of separation techniques with this poster and fact sheet

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Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@dave2004b.bsky.social shares the next article in our Teaching practical science series on monitoring reactions, written originally by chemistry teacher Morag Easson. Read it here 👇 edu.rsc.org/cpd/monitori... #iteachchem #scienceeducation

Boiling jam and thermometer in a saucepan.

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Good to see my first article in the review of this CPD series published.

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The Science Hub @thesciencehub.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Microscales practical course with @dave2004b.bsky.social 11th Feb @AvantiGrange Secondary for science technicians who want to increase their confidence and develop their microscale practical work. Book your place bit.ly/3PMkn33

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

"Central to the Aldenham Model of Education is the idea that a student who is well motivated will have an increased likelihood of success in school; and that success has a large impact on the student’s motivation...." dave2004b.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/l...

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Learning from developing the Aldenham Model of Education

Aldenham’s Aims and Ethos emphasizing human flourishing in education. Our Model of Education promotes motivation and success through purpose, autonomy, belonging, and competence.

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

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Learning from developing the Aldenham Model of Education

Aldenham’s Aims and Ethos emphasizing human flourishing in education. Our Model of Education promotes motivation and success through purpose, autonomy, belonging, and competence.

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Are there any Microsoft Showcase School colleagues who might be able to help? I don't seem to have access to the Team, and am wondering if they are doing a meeting post-BETT this year.

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RSC SaFE Group @sfed-rsc.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

hello Bluesky. This is the RSC SaFE Group committee's new official account on here! Please do follow us if you are interested in teaching and/or learning chemistry for 11-19 in UK schools. We organise various F2F and online meetings & conferences around the UK to support chemistry teachers.

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Helen Harden @helenharden.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Now including digital copies of either Primary Science or School Science Review journals. Please spread the word.

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Looking forward to supporting ECTs with planning safe practical work. @cleapss.bsky.social provide excellent resources across primary and secondary science.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 27/08/2024

Looking forward to this upcoming network where we'll hear about a scale-based approach to teaching A Level Chemistry fundamentals and @isaacphysics.org will share their automarking chemistry questions. Open to all teachers (not just OCR) and free to attend: buytickets.at/ocr1/1326393 #ChatChemistry

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Sign up – A Level Chemistry Network: A scale-based curriculum approach and Isaac Chemistry's automarking questions – Class Collaborate

A Level Chemistry Network: A scale-based curriculum approach and Isaac Chemistry's automarking questions – Class Collaborate, Tue 24 Sep 2024 - Join us for our first chemistry webinar of the 2024/25 a...

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 18/08/2024

This term, I'm going to try out some more student free writing at the start of lessons. Give them more opportunity to retrieve and reconstruct their knowledge. Give me more time to deal with start of lesson admin. Then model answers and allow some self assessment. Thoughts?

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David Paterson @dave2004b.bsky.social · 18/08/2024

Really interesting read, and many points relevant to those stepping up into #SLT roles next month.

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