Why you need to collaborate with English and maths teachers to boost student outcomes

By 2023-05-03T07:16:00

A chemistry teacher holding a lit split to some bubbles in a dish while thinking about a Shakespeare quote (In nature's infinite book of secrecy a little I can read) and some algebra

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Work with out of department colleagues to help your students acquire essential literacy and numeracy skills

Literacy and numeracy skills are not the sole responsibility of English and maths departments. Secondary school chemistry students must also learn and apply these skills in the science classroom. In this article, an English teacher shares their thoughts on how collaboration between departments can help smooth the learning process for pupils to give them the best opportunity to acquire the relevant skills across the curriculum.

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