Teacher Network

The aim of the Teacher Network is to provide ongoing professional development experiences for teachers of physics at all levels.

It supports early career teachers of physics (from initial teacher trying through to their fifth year of teaching), developing subject knowledge and pedagogy; it also offers support and opportunities for teachers who want to develop their physics teaching through classroom leadership initiatives or education research.

Teachers join the network by participating in one of the three specialist themes of support.

• Early career teacher support
  Early career teacher support centres around subject knowledge and pedagogical development for teachers from initial teacher training to their fifth year of teaching post qualifying.
• Education Research
  Teachers in our teacher network can apply for funding to help them undertake research that will contribute to the development of practical solutions to teaching problems or help teachers build knowledge.
• Leadership in physics teaching
  Teachers who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to physics education can apply for a senior teacher fellowship. They recognise the commitment shown to physics education and aim to enhance and develop leadership and excellence within the classroom

Teachers previously connected to the Trust through other programmes can also sign up. Teachers in the network are emailed termly with further opportunities. If you are eligible and are not receiving the mailings, please sign up.

An annual conference – Physics Futures – will bring the Teacher Network together to share practice, ideas and the latest thinking in education research and evaluation; it will offer a supportive networking opportunity to celebrate the physics teachers who are inspiring the future generations and really making physics matter.