About

Established by Sir Peter Ogden in 1999, we are a charitable trust that exists to promote the teaching and learning of physics. We do this by enabling innovative physics teaching to take place in, and collaboratively between, schools, often forging links to universities and other organisations. We address the shortage of physics teachers in the UK by funding programmes that encourage young graduates to go into teaching and by supporting teacher professional development in an effort to enhance retention.

Our mission

To increase the uptake of physics post-16 by supporting physics education and engagement for all young people (4-18), particularly those in under-represented groups.

School-led partnerships to build

supportive, collaborative teaching communities
improvement in physics education & engagement
enrichment opportunities
strong environments for physics learning

Support for teachers of physics to provide

ongoing professional development
understanding, knowledge & teaching tools
inspiration, skills and resources for practical physics
a sense of appreciation and value

Physics opportunities for all through

leadership, action & ideas
working with universities, employers & community groups
equitable access to physics-related enrichment
understanding and experiencing career pathways from physics

“Physics as a subject has a huge importance in the world today. We are determined to ensure that everyone has access to good quality, inspiring physics education and that no one feels excluded from taking physics further.”
Cameron Ogden, Chair of The Ogden Trust

We aim to increase participation in physics for under-represented groups. The priority audiences for the Trust include teachers without a physics background, teachers and students in remote rural areas or in areas of social deprivation, and students on free school meals.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is central to our mission; you can read about our approach and how we handle diversity monitoring data here.