Moseley School - AS coursework day - 21st October 2011 - KESH Academy

Braidwood Year 11 Edexcel P1b Revision Class - Wednesday 19th October 2011

Physics is fun!

Moseley School - A2 Particle Physics Masterclass - Friday 7th October 2011 at KESH Academy Physics Factory

Moseley School's exceptionally hard-working A2 Physics class visited for an intensive day of Particle Physics. The impressive students made excellent progress - well done lads!

'New' Physics Factory Ambassadors Induction Meeting - Monday 3rd October 2011

We are pleased to welcome a number of enthusiastic year 12 students personally benefitted from coming to the Physics Factory from their Birmingham Schools and, as a direct result, achieving grades they did not think they were capable of in Physics.  The ambassadors will encourage visiting pupils of all levels and demonstrate that physics isn't as hard as it is sometimes perceived to be. They also have an important role telling visiting business leaders how the Physics Factory made a difference to them.

Saltley School - Edexcel P2 day - Friday 30th September 2011

21 Pupils visited the KESH Academy Physics Factory on Friday for a day of preparation for their P2 Edexcel Physics exam in November. They covered almost half of the syllabus, including work on Nuclear Physics and Static Electricity.

AS and A2 ideas and development day - KESH Academy Physics Factory - 27th September 2011

"An excellent opportunity to share ideas in a relaxed atmosphere" - delegate

Hodgehill School - Friday 16th September 2011

23 pupils came to KESH Academy Physics Factory to complete their P2 Physics IAA. Good luck Year 11!

Harborne Academy Year 8 Forces Lesson - Wednesday 14th September 2011

Fantastic morning, highly engaging and inspirational! M Sandhu, Harborne Academy teacher.

Waverley Meet The Parents Event - Friday 9th September 2011

I will be taking my students to the Physics Factory every Monday and Friday afternoon to be taught the EDEXCEL P2 and P3 components. I've already visited the Physics Factory and found it to be a truly inspirational environment to learn Physics! Juhela Choudhury, NQT Teacher, Waverley School.

Dr Jenny Watson - Assistant Director of Learning - 31st August 2011

Hello, I'm Jenny Watson - the newest starter at the Physics Factory in Birmingham.

I did a PhD on Low-temperature High-magnetic field Semiconductors in Oxford University, followed by a post doc in Belgium. Since then I've been working, firstly in IT. Following this I have been a Secondary Science teacher for three years.

I am really excited about my new role at the Physics Factory, where I shall be producing electronic and physical resources and helping deliver CPD and topic-focussed Physics teaching to students from Birmingham schools and further afield.

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy - GCSE Grades 25th August 2011

21 students sat GCSE Physics. 95% passed at A*-C with 24% of students achieving an A or A* grade.

A special well done to Laura Cartmell, Hamza Chowdhury, Ruth Harris, Nahidur Rahman and Mitchell Thompson who all achieved a B grade on the difficult module 3 paper, and Sophie Trevis who achieved an A grade on that paper!

Al-Hijrah (Girls) GCSE Physics Grades - 25th August 2011

Physics Factory support:

1. Intensive whole day teaching session to maximise P2 IAA grades (10% of the total marks)

2. All of unit P3 was taught (30% of the total marks)

3. Provided unique CPD opportunities for visiting teachers to observe outstanding Physics lessons

4. Physics Factory revision materials provided for students and access to after school revision sessions

Note: National statistics for GCSE Physics for August 2011

% of grades between A* and C = 93.6%
% of grades either A* or A = 48.4%