Resources to support new Highers in the Sciences
There’s lots of exciting development work going on now to ensure that teachers have quality resources to help them in delivering the new Highers in Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology and Physics. A...
View Article‘Open-Ended’ Questions in the new Chemistry & Physics Highers
One of the main objectives of the current revision of the new Higher Sciences is to promote deeper understanding, creativity and analytical thinking, in line with the principles of Curriculum for...
View ArticleCalling all Early-Adopters of new Highers in Physics and Chemistry!
The brand-new CfE-inspired Highers in Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Human Biology will be available for uptake by early-adopting schools from 2011 -2012. LTS are currently working in partnership...
View Article‘Open-Ended Questions’ promote creativity and thinking skills
‘Open-ended questions’ will feature in the new SQA Higher examinations in Chemistry and Physics (see earlier posts). These questions have no fixed response, and are designed to promote deeper...
View ArticleBiology Teachers share bright ideas!
Approximately 30 Scottish teachers commissioned by LTS to produce materials to support the new Biology/ Human Biology qualifications met at the Optima Building in Glasgow on 8th November 2010. The...
View ArticleCalling all Aberdeen/ Aberdeenshire Physics teachers
Roy Pearson (LTS) and John Sharkey (SQA) will be giving a presentation on latest developments and resources for the new CfE-inspired Higher Physics to an Institute of Physics meeting at Aberdeen...
View ArticlePhysics CPD on Open-Ended Questions in South Ayrshire
Open-ended questions in the new Higher Physics were the topic for a CPD session held at Marr College, South Ayrshire on the 14th December 2010. The session allowed physics teachers to consider the...
View ArticleNew Higher Chemistry Resource: Functional Groups in Complex Molecules and...
Check out an exciting new set of resources to support the ‘Consumer Chemistry’ and ‘Periodicity, Polarity & Properties’ units of the new CfE-inspired Higher Chemistry. The resource consists of an...
View ArticleHappy New Year from the NQ Sciences team!
Hi Folks! Happy New Year from everyone on the National Qualifications Sciences Team at LTS! We hope you’ve had a lovely restful break and wish you all the best for 2011! The NQ Sciences team is...
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