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Launching our new strategy for 2026-2031.
Published: 16 September 2025
Yesterday, we welcomed friends and colleagues from across the education sector for the launch of our new strategy for 2026-2031. In this latest strategic review, we have worked hard to consider how we can maximise our impact on physics in a challenging and changing education landscape.
Cameron Ogden welcomes guests to EdCity for our strategy launch.
Our fundamental mission remains, as we work to strengthen physics education for all young people, especially those in areas that are facing the greatest socio-economic challenges.
We know that excellent classroom teaching is crucial to the provision of high-quality education and as we deliver this new strategy from 2026, we will be expanding our commitment to providing freely available CPD and resources for teachers of physics in England.
“At the core of our new strategy is a clear and simplified professional development offering for all those teaching physics,” explains Clare Harvey, Chief Executive of the Trust. “We will be delivering programmes that will provide manageable and realistic solutions that can be accommodated within a demanding primary and secondary teaching environment,” she continues.
As we move into the new strategic period we will be:
- refocusing and growing existing programmes to support the recruitment of new physics teachers and the retention of early career teachers of physics;
- providing CPD and resources for teachers teaching physics out of field, whether that is at primary or secondary; and
- offering programmes to help retain the expertise of experienced teachers of physics within the classroom.
“We know we need to work together across the sector to tackle the persistent problem of recruitment and retention of physics teachers, which is damaging opportunities and outcomes,” adds Clare. “Our new strategy resonates with the Institute of Physics recent report and their recommendations to address physics teacher shortage and today provided an opportunity not only to share our thinking but also to continue conversations with others in the sector.”