St Joseph’s College, which is located at Trent Vale, has committed to providing coaching, support and training to science staff employed at other English schools.
This puts it among only five UK institutions to be given official ‘link school with adviser’ status, under the auspices of the Stimulating Physics Network. This is focused on making the topic appealing to pupils and persuading more to continue with the subject beyond the age of 16.
Those behind the network have stated that they wish to reinvigorate the way physics is taught in schools, but there is currently a nationwide shortfall in the number of physics teachers with specialist knowledge.
The Institute of Physics oversees the network, with support from the Government. Its president, Frances Saunders, said:
“Our network has proved a huge success. We’ve seen a 10 per cent increase in the number of students choosing to study physics at A-level in schools that have been visited by our physics coaches, compared to 5 per cent nationally.”
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