Education

Discover IOPSpark: our online home for over 2,000 free physics teaching resources including classroom-ready material, teaching guidance, video content and student worksheets all tried and tested by teachers.

• Take a look at our variety of CPD videos for all career stages
• Take a look at our teaching resources, including Practical Physics, Marvin and Milo and more.

Find advice on how to get into teaching physics and what funding is available, how to get school experience, help for returning teachers, recruitment events, information on subject knowledge enhancement courses and more.
 

From thousands of teaching resources to CPD events to online discussion forums, we have a wide variety of teaching resources to help you teach physics at every stage of your career, whether you teach in:

• school
• college

Our accreditation of physics degrees and recognition of interdisciplinary and combined science degrees are important parts of our support for higher education. 

We’ve also put together a list of resources and projects you may find useful if you work in higher education.

The accreditation of physics degrees and recognition of interdisciplinary and combined science degrees are important parts of our support for higher education. We accredit and recognise degree programmes in the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI).

Our university student engagement programme enables students to make the most of their time at university and be better prepared for their next steps. Take a look at the range of events and activities we organise that you can take part in.

If you're studying physics at school or college, we have some resources to help.

We support your work in the following areas: ITE policy, support for teacher trainers and TSST providers, ITE updates, recruitment advice and more.
 

As an IOP Teacher Training Scholar, you’ll receive tax-free funding and be part of a like-minded community with access to masterclasses, physics teacher training workshops and support.

The Teachers of Physics Award celebrates the success of secondary school physics teachers who have raised the profile of physics and science in schools.

We’re working to ensure that young people from currently under-represented and underserved groups in physics get the chances they deserve.