1. Effective Schools Liaison Activities A One-Day Symposium Thursday 29th March 2007

2. Outcomes of the 2006 symposium: The GCSE Resources Project David Hutton Oxford Materials

3. Issues Raised by March 2006 Symposium  Identification of opportunities to provide “Materials Science” - related resources and support  Initial Teacher Training and CPD in “Materials Science”  Methods of delivery for resources that ensure widest dissemination  Provision of resources that can be used with all pupils while targeting the most able  Teachers’ need for support on “new” Materials Science topics that have appeared in new GCSE specifications e.g. nanoscience/SMART materials

4. Materials Science in the Curriculum  Materials Science and the new GCSE Science Specifications Materials Science and the new GCSE Science Specifications  A survey of the new GCSE Science specifications being taught from September 2006  Summarises curriculum requirements and assessment arrangements for all GCSE Science specifications from AQA, EDEXCEL and OCR  A companion paper to be produced when new GCE specifications (for teaching from September 2008) are finalised

5. OxMAT, UKCME, IOM3 Collaboration “Exploiting Materials Science”  A project to develop a suite of resources to support teaching and learning in Materials Science, inspired by ‘21 st Century Science’ but targeted across the 14-19 curriculum.  The first six resources proposed for development include: Materials Properties SMART Materials Biomedical/Biomimetic materials Nanotechnology Intelligent Packaging Modern/Smart Materials used in Sporting Contexts

6. OxMAT, UKCME, IOM3 Collaboration “Exploiting Materials Science”  Each resource should be available for distribution over the internet and, as a minimum, contain the following  Teacher’s notes including curriculum links  A Practical “hands-on” activity that can be carried out in the classroom (possibly a simulation or ICT interactive resource)  A PowerPoint presentation (or similar)  A Poster  Background Material relating cutting-edge research to GCSE/GCE theory and current applications  Identification of NAMED industries/companies producing materials/applications

7. OxfordMaterialsOutreach A dedicated website to disseminate information and provide easy access to teaching and learning resources http://outreach.materials.ox.ac.uk Links to websites of other institutions providing relevant material will feature prominently