National Year of Reading - What on Earth! - Scientists Making a Difference
About this episode
The episode discusses the upcoming distribution of the book 'Scientists Making a Difference' and its accompanying resources for UK secondary schools.
In September 2026 all UK Secondary Schools will receive two copies of the book Scientists Making a Difference by Dr Shini Somara together with a pack of resources. This is a collaboration between publishers What on Earth!, the Gatsby Foundation and Imperial. We talk to teacher Jennifer Marchant who created the school resources to discuss the book, what schools will find in their pack and how they can be used within the science curriculum as well as in careers lessons. There are linked resourc...
People in this episode
Hosts: Katy Donnelly, Alison Palmer
Guest: Jennifer Marchant
Topics covered
- education
- science curriculum
- career lessons
- book resources
- secondary schools
Keywords
- Scientists Making a Difference
- Dr Shini Somara
- education resources
- science curriculum
- secondary schools
- What on Earth!
- Gatsby Foundation
- Imperial
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: What on Earth!, Gatsby Foundation, Imperial
Books & works: Scientists Making a Difference
Places: UK
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