Events
Physics Update Courses: 2009-2010
Three-day inspirational residential courses for teachers of physics based at various locations around the UK. Subsidised by the Institute of Physics and co-sponsored by the Armourers and Brasiers Company, these are great value courses located in pleasant surroundings.
The lecture component of the programme is devised to update participants on innovations in physics, both pure and applied, and in curriculum matters. "Hands-on" workshops afford teachers opportunities to try new equipment, develop new IT skills, learn new experimental techniques, try out novel investigations and engage with alternative teaching and learning strategies.
Advancing Physics INSET
Each Year the Institute runs a number of courses aimed at teachers new to Advancing Physics AS or A2. Featuring workshops led by experienced AP teachers, they will give a grounding in the content, management, teaching and assessment of the course.
More about Advancing Physics INSET
Schools' Physics Group
A one-day lecture and discussion meeting is run each year, in early June, at Rugby School. The programme covers current issues and some updating inputs relating to physics, pure and applied and its teaching.
More about the Schools' Physics Group
Stirling Physics Meeting
Similar to the Schools' Physics Group, the Scottish Branch of the Institute organises an annual day meeting in early summer at Stirling University for teachers from throughout Scotland.
Annual Summer School for Physics Teachers in Scotland
The summer schools bring together physics teachers from across Scotland to explore contemporary issues in physics education, enriching their teaching and learning skills in accordance with 'A Curriculum for Excellence'. By providing a forum to meet, discuss and enjoy physics, the summer schools draw physics teachers into the wider group of professional scientists, helping teachers to feel that they are part of the physics community and enhancing their work as educators.
More about the Annual Summer School
Frontiers of Physics - Ireland
This popular Teachers of Physics Annual Conference consists of lectures, demonstrations and workshops for post-primary teachers of physics.
More about Frontiers of Physics from iopireland.org
Welsh Physics Teachers Meeting
An annual one-day event which has grown out of a smaller meeting of Powys Physics Teachers.
More about the Welsh Physics Teachers Meeting
Local Branch Events
The Institute's Branches also provide a local programme of lectures and events.
Visit the Branch Pages for more details
ASE Annual Meeting
Under the umbrella of the ASE Annual Meeting, the Institute provides a programme of physics-based activities - lectures, symposia, workshops and exhibitions. Additionally, the Institute has worked with a range of different groupings to organise one or more theme days on topics such as particle physics, astronomy, medical physics and environmental physics.
Visit the ASE website for more details
Science on Stage
Following on from the fantastic success of Science on Stage in November 2005, the Institute organised the UK delegation for Science on Stage 2 which was held in Grenoble in April 2007.
Physics Update
Physics Update
Schools Physics Group
Schools Physics Group
Welsh Physics Teachers Meeting
Welsh Physics Teachers Meeting
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