A sad day today as I bid farewell to Alford Academy where I have spent my probation year. The support and kindness I have received, especially from Alford Academy Science Faculty has been fantastic. It was great to be part of #TeamAlford #Science #goodbye

Results do not define you, it’s what you do with them. There’s no wrong path to your destination and no wrong time to decide which way you want to go 🍀 #SQAresults

Today with 1A we looked at energy transfers and I was able to use a Hero's Engine (aeolipile) for the first time. This basic steam turbine captivated the pupils and led on to a great discussion around steam engines and the industrial revolution. #Science #Physics #aeolipile

Some great creativity shown by 1A in our science class this morning when the pupils handed in their homework, which was to illustrate particle arrangement for the 3 states of matter. #Science #creativity #Chemistry

Book your place at our first Planned in Scotland session of the year! Edinburgh Napier Teacher Education x Royal Society of Chemistry w/ Paul Murray Colin McGill ⭐️ Formulae and Equations 📅 Tuesday 24 January ⌚️ 4–5pm 📌 MS Teams Fully funded, register now!👉bit.ly/PinSJan23 #ChemEd #RSCScotland

My S3 chemistry class were learning about corrosion and sacrificial protection this week, where we used ferroxyl indicator plates to determine which factors increase or decrease rusting. Great work chemists #Chemistry #Skills

This graph tells the story of teachers’ pay and its overall real-terms decline since 2008 - just a year after the current Scottish Government came into power. #EISStrike #PayAttention

This week you: Kept them safe Made them laugh Helped them learn Made them better Modelled kindness Supported their needs Showed them something new Helped a colleague Made someone smile Were good enough Did more than you realise This week you made a difference.

If you're still not sure about the latest pay offer concocted by Scottish Government COSLA and EIS, maybe the following sent to members by NASUWT Scotland will clarify some if the shortcomings of the deal.

We need more support for learning assistants and extra support staff to meet the growing complexity and range of additional support needs in our classrooms as well as reduce the workload and stress of our members. #SGPconf

🧑‍🔬 Wishing all the candidates taking their Chemistry #SQAexams the very best of luck! 🧪🔬

📢 SQA Chemistry 📢 The best of luck to all National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Chemistry students today.

Had some lovely lessons with 1A last week as we wrapped up our S1 space topic by discussing the likelihood of life elsewhere in the universe and designing aliens, followed by building rockets and some fun outdoor learning. #Space #Science #outdoorlearning

Looking for a fresh start in a new career? Scotland’s Teaching Bursary Scheme Scheme exists to help you train as secondary school teacher in #STEM and #Gaelic subjects. Apply by 11 September brnw.ch/21wBZuj #teach #bursary #Scotland

No teachers, no future. ❤️✏️ On #WorldTeachersDay, celebrate with us the value of teaching & join our call to reverse the current teacher shortage. 💪 Thank you to all teachers who have never stopped believing in the profession! on.unesco.org/TeachersDay

Whilst teaching about electron arrangement, I set my S3 Chemistry classes the challenge to create a 3D model of an atom. There were several good efforts but top marks went to this entry from a student in 3D1. A great representation of the element Bromine. #chemistry #atom

A Behaviour Story. 📖 🧵 I once worked with a man - let’s call him Bob 👴🏼. When I met him in Jan 2019, he had just come off a PIP (Personal Improvement Plan) because students were not behaving well enough in his lessons - it was his fault (of course) 🙄.

New CPD short course: Professional Learning for Chemistry Teachers part 2. Details and registration at napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/…

Exams tomorrow! Good luck to everyone sitting their SQA Chemistry papers on Thursday!

Looking for end-of-term chemistry fun? Try an Escape the classroom activity, covering such topics as 🧪Microscale 🧪Periodic table guess who 🧪Balancing equations 🧪Properties of materials 🧪Acids, bases and pH edu.rsc.org/ideas/escape-t… #chemed #iteachchem #scienceteachers