Teaching and education

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: Addiction

• Genes, Genomes and Health (January 2010)
• Special issue: Influenza (September 2009)
• Music, Mind and Medicine (June 2009)
• Health and Climate Change (January 2009)

• How We Look (June 2008)
• Drug Development (December 2007)
• Epidemics (September 2007)
• Evolution (January 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 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.