Meeting the Standards in Primary Science provides:

  • primary science subject knowledge
  • the pedagogical knowledge needed to teach science in primary schools
  • support activities for work in schools and self-study
    information on professional development for primary teachers.

This practical, comprehensive and accessible book should prove invaluable for students on primary initial teacher training courses, PGCE students, lecturers on science education programmes and newly qualified primary teachers.


This practical, comprehensive and accessible book will prove invaluable for students on secondary initial teacher training courses, PGCE students, lecturers on science education programmes and newly qualified secondary teachers.

It provides:

  • the pedagogical knowledge needed to teach science in secondary schools
  • support activities for work in schools and self-study
  • information on professional development for secondary teachers.