The Ogden Trust Schools Science Partnerships

Since 2005 The Ogden Trust has sponsored a number of Schools Science Partnerships.  These provide a forum for the schools to collaborate to provide enhancement activities for their pupils across all year groups and abilities and to share ideas between staff.
 
The partnerships involve FE Colleges and University Physics Departments so that the progression from GCSE to A-level and beyond can be tracked.  The main focus of these partnerships is:
  1. joint activities and competitions between the partnership schools
  2. collaboration with the local university physics department
  3. the hosting of guest lectures, demonstrations and programmes which are not financially viable for a single school
  4. the hosting of Ogden sponsored Physics Teaching Fellows (normally PhD students), science mentors and undergraduate "Teach Physics" summer interns
  5. exchange of good practice between teachers and support staff particularly across the state and independent sectors
  6. outreach projects with selected feeder primary schools, including science clubs run by sixth formers and university-led projects like the Bradford University Robotic Telescope Project 
  7. increasing A-level physics numbers with Year 11 prizes, masterclasses and other initiatives
  8. the progression of students to undergraduate physics degrees
  9. enhanced physics careers advice
  10. access to Ogden Undergraduate Science Scholarships and the annual Ogden Physics Symposium for A-level students at the University of Cambridge

The following Ogden School and University Science Partnerships have now been established:

Wakefield and Pontefract schools/University of Leeds (established 2005)
Wakefield Girls' High School
QEGS Wakefield
Carleton Community High School, Pontefract
The King's School, Pontefract
NEW College, Pontefract

Bury schools/University of Manchester (established 2006)
Bury Grammar Schools (Girls & Boys)
The Derby High School
Castlebrook High School
Woodhey High School
Holy Cross Sixth Form College

Preston schools/University of Central Lancashire (established 2006)
Ashton Community Science College
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Fulwood Academy
Cardinal Newman College
Preston College

Bolton schools/University of Bolton (established 2007)
Bolton School Boys' Division
Bolton School Girls' Division
Westhoughton High School
Ladybridge High School
Kearsley Academy
Smithills School
Rivington & Blackrod High School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Turton High School

Durham schools/University of Durham (established 2003, relaunched 2008)
Durham High School for Girls (Science Sparks Project)

Liverpool schools/University of Liverpool (established 2011)
Hillside High School
South Sefton Sixth Form College
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Childwall School
Merchant Taylors' Schools, Crosby

Nottingham schools/Universities of Nottingham (established 2008)
The Trinity School, Aspley
Nottingham High School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Primary School
St Teresa's Primary School
St Mary's Primary School
St Augustine's Primary School
St Margaret Clitheroe Primary School

Skipton, Keighley and South Craven schools/University of Bradford (established 2010)
South Craven School
Ermysted's Grammar School
Craven College
Skipton Girls' High School
Aireville School
Upper Wharfedale School

Redditch and Alcester schools/University of Warwick (established 2010)
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Alcester Grammar School
Bromsgrove School
Woodrush Community High School

Wirral schools/University of Liverpool (established 2009)
South Wirral High School
The Queen's School, Chester
West Kirby Grammar School
Hilbre High School

Cumbrian schools/University of Lancaster (established 2009)
William Howard School, Brampton
Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton
Caldew School, Dalston
Newman School, Carlisle
Trinity School, Carlisle
Richard Rose Academy, Carlisle

Salford schools/University of Manchester (established 2010)
Loreto College
Barlow High School
Chorlton High School
Trinity High School
St Paul's High School
St George's RC High School
William Hulme's Grammar School
Oasis Academy
Manchester Grammar School

Norfolk schools/University of East Anglia (2011)
Norwich School
Sprowston High School
City of Norwich School
Notre Dame Catholic High School
The Blyth-Jex School
Open Academy
City Academy, Norwich
Towerham High School
Hellesdon High School

Bradford schools/University of Bradford (established 2010)
Pudsey Grangefield School
Priesthorpe School
Crawshaw School
Belle Vue Girls' School

Doncaster schools
Balby Carr Community Sports & Science College
Mexborough School
Thomas Wharton Community College

Oldham schools/University of Huddersfield (2011)
Oldham Sixth Form College
Oasis Academy
The Radclyffe School
Royton & Crompton School
Hollingworth Business & Enterprise College
Saddleworth School
Mossley Hollins High School

Wigan and Leigh schools/University of Manchester (2011)
Winstanley College
Fred Longworth High School
Byrchall High School
Deanery High School
St Mary's Catholic High School
St John Fisher RC High School

Sheffield schools/University of Sheffield (2010-12 PIPS Project)
Tapton School
All Saints Catholic High School
Brinsworth Comprehensive School, Rotherham
Birley Community College

Hyndburn & Ribble Valley schools/University of Manchester (2012)
St Christopher's CE High School, Accrington
St Augustine's RC High School, Clitheroe
Bowland High School, Grindleton
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Accrington Academy
Mount Carmel RC High School, Accrington
Stonyhurst College

Warwickshire schools/University of Warwick (2012)

Southampton schools/University of Southampton (2012)

London schools/Imperial College (2012)

London schools/Highgate School (2012)

Lancaster schools/University of Lancaster (2012)

York schools/University of York (2012)

Lincoln Partnership (2012)
St Peter & St Paul Catholic High School
Robert Pattinson School
North Kesteven School
Branston Community Academy
John Leggott Sixth Form College