Preparing for open evening. Looking forward to welcoming parents.

Our Orchard Mead Academy - Science department was buzzing this evening!

Loving this bit of reading of poetry by Michael Sheen.

What is a mole? See below for some answers.

The deadline for secondary school applications is 31st October, make sure you get your application in for Orchard Mead Academy! leicester.gov.uk/schools-and-le…

Looking forward to our first Growing Up Club tomorrow. Open to all year 7 & 8 students

190,000 practice questions completed on Educake so far this academic year. Well done!

One of our favourite chemistry slides. Seeing the changing colours of the leafs and knowing why they have different colours.

Roman mosaic and villa complex found in Rutland farmer's field. What an amazing find here in our very own county. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Heartbreak over 'failed' bid to remove Gough Island's mice - BBC News. We’ve been looking at this in inheritance and selection. A really good illustration of an invasive species. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach bbc.in/3snJtef

Parent Notice School Open Monday 10th January- school is open as usual tomorrow! See you there.

Huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’ found in Rutland reservoir bbc.in/34uP6Nz

A really wonderful view of a volcano erupting. Amazing!

Women in science.

#Greatpractice #Shoutout for Sophie Ashton Orchard Mead Academy - Science from MrsJMorgan111 🏆🙌 Clear, explicit instruction on how to use mini whiteboards effectively along with lots of supportive praise and reminders resulted in students getting #FASTer when using wbs to 'Answer Questions

We look forward to seeing you and your child at our Options Information Evening on Thursday 3rd February. Please feel free to pop in between 5:30-7:30pm

If you are a provider of an after school club/ extra curricular activity within Leicester, why not get in touch and see about coming along to our Community Connects event. #Afterschoolclubs

Any turbo charged science teachers keen to develop and lead curriculum team? If so, this job at the beautiful Kibworth Mead will be what you are looking for. eteach.com/job/curriculum… Come and join the #tmet family.

Remember when Pluto was a planet? Will Newton and Einstein's theories always be the best we have? When new facts emerge it doesn't mean science can't be trusted. Quite the opposite. Watch our video with @BBCIdeas on why questioning established understanding is good.