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Ogden strategy 2021-2026

Throughout the 2021-2026 strategic period, we have grown our programmes to address the changing needs of schools and teachers in an ever more challenging education sector.

The Ogden Strategy for 2021-2026 reiterated our commitment to enhancing the teaching and learning of physics, centred around 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.

“We have developed our new strategy for 2021-26 on a foundation of experience, collaboration, listening and learning. It demonstrates our continued commitment to the teaching and learning of physics, and our determination to ensure that no one feels excluded from taking physics further.”
Cameron Ogden, Chair

Throughout this strategic period, we have grown our programmes to address the changing needs of schools and teachers in an ever more challenging education sector, delivering a range of programmes and continuing professional development (CPD)
provision that supports the teaching and learning of physics from the early years through to key stage 5.

In our latest strategic review 2026-2031, we have worked hard to consider how to maximise the impact we can have with the resources available. We have looked closely at how we can deliver effective programmes and professional development that will make a meaningful, sustained difference to teachers and their classroom practice.

Our mission 2021-2026

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 and engagement
  • enrichment opportunities
  • strong environments for physics learning

Support for teachers of physics to provide

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

Physics opportunities for all through

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

Strategy: 2021-2026

Throughout this strategic period, we have grown our programmes to address the changing needs of schools and teachers in an ever more challenging education sector

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