About Mark

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Mark has a BSc in biochemistry and a PhD in molecular genetics, and trained as a research scientist before moving into teaching. He has written and developed science education materials for over 25 years, with a particular interest in the 11-16 age group. Clients have included most of the major UK publishers - Pearson Edexcel, HarperCollins, Hodder Eduaction, Cambridge University Press, Dorling Kindersley and Marshall Cavendish. He is the series editor of a number of popular publications, including Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Sciences and five editions of Exploring Science, and has led a panel looking at curriculum design for Pearson. He is based in London.

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Presentations

Links

Some popular presentations are accessible using these links.

Beyond 21st Century Skills through Science. Click here for the handout.

Effective Formative Assessment, World Education Summit, Beirut.

Course guides:

Exploring Science International 11-14 here.

Exploring Science: Working Scientifically here.

Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Sciences here.

Sample materials:

Exploring Science International 11-14 here.

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Blog, resources etc.

Blog posts are here.

There are also some free teaching resources, which you can download here.

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