Teaching and education

We believe that the future of science depends on the quality of science education today. We have recently set out our commitments to science education in a strategy paper, which outlines our goals and priorities for science education from 2010 to 2020.

From these pages, you can access resources to help promote contemporary science in the curriculum, support teachers in the delivery of high-quality stimulating science education and enable young people to engage with biomedical science and the issues it raises.

Big Picture

Published twice a year, 'Big Picture' is a free post-16 resource for teachers that explores issues around biology and medicine.

Current issue: Exercise, Energy and Movement (spring 2012)

• Food and Diet (summer 2011)
• The Cell (2010)
• Addiction (2010)
• Genes, Genomes and Health (2010)
• Special issue: Influenza (2009)
• Music, Mind and Medicine (2009)

• Health and Climate Change (2009)
• How We Look (2008)
• Drug Development (2007)
• Epidemics (2007)
• Evolution (2007)

Science Learning Centres A national network of centres offering high-quality professional development for those involved in science education, including secondary science teachers, primary teachers, technicians and those teaching citizenship.

International Science Education Conference This two-day international conference combined economic, cultural and educational perspectives on school science education.

Creative Encounters Interdisciplinary, collaborative projects featuring informal, creative approaches to bringing science to young people.

Scientific animations Watch or download our free-to-use animations on DNA sequencing, malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.

Darwin200 Activities that celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, including school resources, art inspired by Darwin and the Tree of Life interactive animation.

In the Zone In the Zone allows teachers and students of all ages to explore the science of how the human body works during exercise, movement, performance and rest.

In addition to our education resources we have a series of education reports based on commissioned research that informs our education work and stimulates wider discussion about science education.

For education resources relating to the history of medicine, see the resources for students and teachers on the Wellcome Library website.