@MrDBeech

Associate Assistant Principal for Curriculum Development @BCAWarrington. Occasional contributor to @RSC_EiC. All views my own.

Joined October 2016
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The organic chemistry topic is always one of my favourites to teach at GCSE. Some ideas to teach the reactions of alkenes, potential misconceptions and how it builds at post-16 ⬇️
EiC@RSC_EiC4 Jun 2024
Students confused by alkenes? @MrDBeech tackles misconceptions and uses practical strategies to transform your alkene lessons, for ages 14-16 ⬇ edu.rsc.org/teaching-14-16-c… #ScienceTeachers #Alkenes
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EiC@RSC_EiC12 Feb 2025
GUESS what @mrdbeech and @bcamrhesford use instead of formula triangles to help students tackle equation-based questions 👇 edu.rsc.org/ideas/success-wi… #teachingtips #STEMed
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GUESSing is great! Have a read of @MrDBeech and @bcamrhesford article: Success with GUESS for solving equation-based problems: edu.rsc.org/ideas/success-wi… @BCAWarrington @BCAScience

Success with GUESS for solving equation-based problems

Help your 11-16 students calculate answers independently and effectively with this acronym

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Interesting read @ChrisHillidge
Amanda Spielman@amanda_spielman4 Dec 2024
Very strong results for English children in TIMSS Y5 and Y9 maths and science assessments - schoolsweek.co.uk/timss-2023…

TIMSS 2023: Maths holds steady while science improves

Study findings 'go against predictions around the continuing negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic'

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We are seeking to appoint a Science Coordinator- tes.com/jobs/vacancy/s… Come and join @PenkethSchool in the The Challenge Academy Trust @TCATchallenge @tes
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Accurate 🤣
Laura📚@H_Miss8819 Sep 2024
Starting a lesson after break duty:
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Dan Beech retweeted
EiC@RSC_EiC4 Jun 2024
🧪Want to engage students with alkenes and organic reactions? @MrDBeech shows us some misconception-busting teaching ideas 👇 edu.rsc.org/teaching-14-16-c… #ukchemistry #chemistryteacher
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In the process of writing an article for @RSC_EiC that involves some A-Level Chemistry. It even made me dip back into a textbook that I’m sure most undergraduate chemistry students remember well…and one I haven’t opened for a while 👀
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Finished for half-term? Looking to join an amazing school @BCAWarrington? Grab a ☕️ & get your application filled in - Teacher of Science (Chemistry or Physics Specialism), 0.8 available ⬇️ tes.com/jobs/vacancy/teacher…

Teacher of Science, Warrington - Tes Jobs

Beamont Collegiate Academy, United Kingdom

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Check out possible uses of ChatGPT/ potential pitfalls ⬇️
EiC@RSC_EiC8 Feb 2024
Looking for a more efficient way to perform tasks like creating worked examples? Try these 5 teacher-tested tips for using ChatGPT to reduce your workload🔽 edu.rsc.org/ideas/how-to-use… #edutwitterNI #STEMed #EdTech
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Come & work with us @BCAWarrington Each lab has: Graphics tablet/ visualiser ✍️ High quality KS3/ KS4 textbooks 📚 New laptop 💻 ✨ Also… Automatically marked homework ✅ Whole class feedback ✅ Centralised detentions ✅ tes.com/jobs/vacancy/teacher…

Teacher of Science, Warrington - Tes Jobs

Beamont Collegiate Academy, United Kingdom

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Looking forward to this. Sign up👇
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Come & work with a great team of science teachers @BCAWarrington. Teacher of Science (Chemistry or Physics Specialism), 0.8 available. Get in touch if you wish to find out more. tes.com/jobs/vacancy/teacher…

Teacher of Science, Warrington - Tes Jobs

Beamont Collegiate Academy, United Kingdom

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Come & work with us! Teacher of Science - Chemistry or Physics Specialism (0.8 available) Science CPD opportunities @SlpMerseyside @RoySocChem ✅ Modern labs ✅ Supportive trust @TCATchallenge ✅ Whole class feedback ✅ Centralised detentions ✅ bca.warrington.ac.uk/?page_i…
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Been gone 3 days…
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Didn’t realise you had a business in France? @john_guy85
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😬 @ChrisHillidge
Tes magazine@tes28 Nov 2023
A sufficient supply of specialist science teachers for GCSE students is not ‘realistic’ in the ‘near future’, executive director Emma Hollis is set to warn the @NASBTT conference today tes.com/magazine/news/genera… tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Specialist GCSE science teachers ‘unrealistic’, say ITT providers

Shortages of physics teachers could be addressed through a ‘specialist Early Career Framework’ for non-specialists, an expert suggests

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What’s a ‘formalae’ sheet? Organised as always…
Department for Education
@educationgovuk16 Nov 2023
Today, @ofqual has launched a consultation on providing formulae and equation sheets for GCSE mathematics, physics and combined science exams in 2024 📄🟰 We’d like to hear from you. Take part before 30 November 2023: ofqual.citizenspace.com/publ…
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Applications for Teacher Training 2024-25 ARE NOW OPEN! We have received so many applications already this week for both our PRIMARY and SECONDARY courses so be sure not to miss out on the opportunity of training in one of our schools @BHSTrainToTeach tcat.uk.com/train-to-teach-n…
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TCAT Train to Teach are at Manchester Central today for the Get into Teaching event. Come and talk to us about how you could complete your ITT training in our Warrington schools @TCATchallenge @tcat_uk @BF_SCITT
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