Practice papers - 1A and 1B
We are delighted to share our practice Papers 1A and 1B at Higher and Standard Level: Mock Paper 1 This is happy news for two reasons: Tim is finally allowed out of the cupboard, having been writing these...
The last who knew everything
A polymath is defined as a person with a wide knowledge of many subjects, and whilst the physics community has thrown up many such individuals over the centuries, few have demonstrated such proficiency...
Talking skills (Silent Podcast ep 3)
Welcome to the third InThinking Physics 'Silent Podcast', written back and forth by Emma and Tim in a shared document. After Emma confessed that her students weren't feeling too familiar with the skills...
Emma's experience (Silent Podcast ep 2)
Welcome to our second 'Silent Podcast', written back and forth by Emma and Tim in a shared document. Last time Tim considered the importance of using the whole Guide (not just the Understandings) when...
The physical baker
Hi; Yes I’m still here. Even though I have stopped teaching physics I haven’t stopped thinking about it. I have a lot of free time so fill it with different activities. It is strange how my life teaching...
Tim's top tip (Silent Podcast ep 1)
The words on this page represent our first 'Silent Podcast', written back and forth by Emma and Tim in a shared document. The original intention was (and still is) to ask one another questions and watch...
Lessons from 'coaching'
Last week I (Emma) had the privilege of facilitating a two-day 'coaching' workshop for 12 colleagues and students. The more this workshop went on, the more the participants and I got talking about the...
New Year news
Where does the time go? I can't quite believe that our last Blog post signaled the start of the school year - and that we are now embarking on 2025. At least the time has flown because we've been having...
Back to school
As the Academic Programme Leader at UWC Red Cross Nordic, I've been 'back to school' since the start of August thinking about: Wherever you are with these, I hope it is all going well! With it being 1st...
Fowler's discovery (and doctorate!)
It's unlikely that most people reading this will, until recently, have heard of Rosemary Fowler. However, at the age of 98, she was finally awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of having discovered...