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Website of the Week
The Science Explorer
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. As part of their main website, they have included a page of various science experiments and activities that can be conducted at school or at home. The activity list is added to regularly so keep checking back for the latest content.

www.exploratorium.edu/
science_explorer


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01/09/10
NATIONAL TECHNICIAN AWARDS 2011
In 2011 The Salters' Institute is entering the eighth year of the Salters' National Awards for Science Technicians which are now presented annually...read more

14/07/10
UNISON SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER
The latest UNISON in Schools newsletter has been published. It gives updated information on academies, SSSNB, rarely cover and more...read more

06/07/10
BSF SCRAPPED
Hundreds of school building projects are being scrapped as England's national school redevelopment scheme is axed by the government...read more

22/06/10
ACADEMIES AND SSSNB REFORMS - LATEST
The Government says more than 1,000 schools are keen to make the switch to become academies, but fears are growing over the impact on pay and provision...read more


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Site News
Preproom.org symbol 14/06/2010
THE HOME STRAIGHT
Well, the summer holidays are in sight but for many of us this time of year can be the busiest and most hectic. Ordering...read more

04/05/2010
NEWSLETTER
Our latest newsletter has been sent out to all on our mailing list. This month's edition covers everything from the recent Icelandic eruptions to...read more

28/02/2010
7TH ANNUAL HANTSWEB AWARDS
Thank you to all those who recently voted for us in the HantsWeb awards.   Unfortunately we did not win the overall award but we...read more

Technician News
01/09/10
"SCIENCE GCSEs NOT TOUGH ENOUGH"
England's exams watchdog has suggested two of this year's science GCSEs were too easy. Ofqual chief executive Isabel Nisbet said the science and additional science exams had "fallen short" of what pupils and teachers should have expected...read more

02/08/10
153 SCHOOLS SIGN UP BE ACADEMIES
Only 153 schools have applied to become academies despite a government fanfare claiming the number was more than a thousand, official figures revealed today...read more

14/07/10
THE BSF BACKLASH BEGINS
Education Secretary Michael Gove has faced tough questions from MPs over his scrapping of school rebuilding plans in local authorities across England...read more

06/07/10
IS YOUR SCHOOL BREAKING THE LAW?
Schools could be breaking the law by asking support staff to teach lessons when qualified teachers are absent, the National Union of Teachers has claimed...read more

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