Education and skills

• Our Limit Less campaign is aiming to remove barriers for students wishing to study physics. This Limit Less report informs our drive to dismantle the objects in the way for such students.

November 2023

• IOP Scotland response to the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s review of the memorandum on entry requirements to programmes of initial teacher education (PDF, 165KB)

April 2023

• IOP Response to the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry: Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention (PDF, 279KB)

December 2022

• IOP Scotland response to the National Discussion on Education (PDF, 132KB)

April 2022

• IOP open letter - Schools White Paper (PDF, 153KB)

July 2021

• Institute of Physics statement on the Inclusion project in England being subcontracted to The Association of Science Education (PDF, 106KB)
• Institute of Physics statement on the Stimulating Physics Network project in England being subcontracted to STEM Learning (PDF, 107KB)

May 2019

• Learned Societies Group on STEM experiences in Early Years and Primary Education: Response to Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee (PDF, 688KB)

March 2018

• Institute of Physics submission to the Department for Education consultation on strengthening qualified teacher status and improving career progression for teachers (PDF, 251KB)

May 2017

• Learned Societies Group on STEM Education in Scotland response to the inquiry into teacher workforce planning for Scotland’s schools (PDF, 679KB) 

April 2024

• IOP response to the Advanced British Standard consultation (PDF, 257KB)

April 2023

• IOP Scotland response to the third phase of the independent review of qualifications and assessment (PDF, 177KB)

January 2023

• IOP Scotland response to the independent review of qualifications and assessments (PDF, 137KB)

March 2022

• IOP response to the PAC Inquiry on the Financial Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector in England (PDF, 249KB)
• IOP Open Letter – Augar Review (PDF, 1MB)

January 2022

• IOP response to the Education Committee Consultation on the Future of Post-16 Qualifications (PDF, 230KB)
• Joint response to the Education Committee Consultation on the Future of Post-16 Qualifications (PDF, 545KB)

May 2021

• IOP response to the Department for Education’s review of post-qualification admissions reform (PDF, 238KB)

March 2021

• IOP Ireland submission to the RIA Higher Education Futures Taskforce consultation (PDF, 1.92MB)

January 2021

• IOP statement on the Department for Education’s review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England (full position) (PDF, 320KB)
• IOP response to the Department for Education's review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 (PDF,  408KB)

September 2019

• IOP response to Department for Education consultation on Higher Technical Education (PDF, 456KB) 

June 2019

• Letter to Chair of Ofqual on inter-subject comparability and its effect on the take up of the sciences (PDF, 81KB) 

April 2019

• IOP response to Ofsted consultation on the education inspection framework (PDF, 243KB) 

May 2018

• IOP submission to the Department for Education's review of post-18 education and funding (PDF, 327KB)

February 2018

• Institute of Physics submission to the Department for Education consultation on the implementation of T level programmes (PDF, 297KB) 

February 2021

• IOP response to the outcome of the joint DfE and Ofqual consultation on alternative arrangements for summer exams – 2021 (PDF, 150KB)

January 2021

• IOP representation to the Ofqual & DfE consultation on exams: summer 2021 (PDF, 232KB)

September 2020

• IOP response to SQA consultation on assessment arrangements 2020-21 (PDF, 565KB)

June 2020

• Letter to Secretary of State for Education on impact of Covid-19 on teacher training and Newly Qualified Teachers (PDF, 564KB) 
• Letter to Education Committee Chair on impact of Covid-19 on teacher training and Newly Qualified Teachers (PDF, 564KB) 

May 2020

• IOP response to Commons Education Committee inquiry on the impact of COVID-19 on education and children's services (PDF, 189KB)
• IOP response to Qualifications Wales consultation on arrangements for summer 2020 exam series (PDF, 75KB)

April 2020

• Letter to Chief Regulator of Ofqual on centre assessment grade proposals (PDF, 99KB) 
• Letter to Chief Executive of SQA on centre assessment grade proposals (PDF, 137KB) 
• Letter to Chief Executive of CCEA on centre assessment grade proposals (PDF, 136KB) 
• Letter to Education Minister (Northern Ireland) on centre assessment grade proposals (PDF, 140KB) 
• IOP response to Ofqual consultation on exceptional arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020 (PDF, 75KB)

December 2022

• IOP Scotland response to the skills delivery review (PDF, 226KB)

October 2022

• IOP response to House of Lords Science and Technology Committee Inquiry (PDF, 298KB)
• IOP response to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: Developing workforce skills for a strong economy (PDF, 46KB)