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Annual Review 2016/2017
The Salters' Institute is the flagship charity of the Salters' Company which ranks
ninth in the order of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London.
As the Salters’ Institute prepares to celebrate its Centenary in 2018, it has
been a particularly exciting and productive year, with the development of
existing projects and the launch of new ones. The plans are well
underway, introducing for the first time the Centenary Awards, run under
the direction of Chairman Dr Liz Jennings, who is herself a former Salters’
Graduate Awardwinner. The Awards are for chemists and chemical
engineers at the end of their second year in either postgraduate study or
industry. Other Institute initiatives include the development of the Alumni
programme and piloting Festivals for Year 9 as part of the expansion of the
Festivals of Chemistry.
The Festivals of Chemistry season this year was a busy one, with a total of
53 Festivals taking place across 40 universities and colleges throughout
the UK and Ireland between March and June. There were 877 entries in
total with around 3000 students having the opportunity to participate at a
Festival. 49 schools were not allocated a place due to oversubscription
and 132 schools cancelled; although we are looking at ways to reduce
cancellations in the future.
Over 700 schools took part at a Salters Festival of Chemistry, giving Year 7
and 8 students the opportunity to work in teams and carry out two
practical challenges. In the morning they tackled the Salters' Challenge,
"Who Is The Prime Suspect?", which was a forensic practical activity
involving chromatography, test tube reactions and code breakers and
during the afternoon, they embarked on the University or College
Challenge which was chosen by each host.
A teacher programme was held in parallel to the student programme at
each Festival. At the majority of the Festivals, the morning session
comprised of presentations from a representative from the Institute
followed by the local Education Co-ordinator from the Royal Society of
Chemistry. This year more interactive sessions were delivered by the RSC
which were well received by teachers. In the afternoon, the University/
College had the opportunity to demonstrate practical activities or
showcase their department and facilities to the teachers.
The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) based at the
University of York hosted sessions at the University of Bedfordshire and
Newcastle University, with teachers from 30 schools taking part. The
problem based activity demonstrated applied science and the role of
scientists in industry. The session ‘Hot Chocolate’ linked directly to the
curriculum and gave teachers the opportunity to discuss the advantages
of teaching science in context.
With funding from the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, Dr
Diane Aston from The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining also
delivered an interactive presentation to teachers at the Universities
Bradford, Birmingham and Liverpool. Teachers from 55 schools took part in
these sessions. The session ‘It’s all a matter of materials’ gave teachers an
opportunity to explore cutting edge materials to add context to some of
the often abstract concepts in the school science curriculum. A huge
amount of positive feedback was provided by teachers, and we look
forward to the session being presented again next year.
The Institute was pleased to welcome members of the University of York
Science Education Group who showcased their new BEST project for Key
Stage 3 students (more information can be found below under
Curriculum Development). An interactive presentation was given during
the afternoon teacher session at Cardiff University, Queen’s University
Belfast, University College London and the Universities of Manchester and
York promoting the project to around 80 teachers.
With funding from The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to pilot
a successful Year 9 Festival last year, a further four Year 9 Festivals were
piloted this year at the Universities of Bath, Liverpool, Nottingham and
Sussex, giving students the opportunity to work independently and use
more testing techniques in the practical investigation. The challenge, split
over two sessions, was followed by a University style lecture. Over 40
schools and around 200 students participated in these engaging and
challenging Festivals. It is planned to increase the number of Year 9
Festivals in the 2018 season.
We would like to thank all those who supported our Festivals and took
part.
The following quotes from students and teachers give a flavour of the
Salters' Festivals of Chemistry:
“The Salters' Festivals of Chemistry is a brilliant chance for pupils to see
scientists in a new setting, and this opens their eyes to career ideas in STEM
subjects through higher education. The event allows them to be
independent when learning and is always enthusing and engaging, giving
them a good taster of university life.”
“I really enjoyed my experience and it was a fun day especially as I love
Chemistry!”
“I enjoy Chemistry and I learnt a lot today!”
“A well organised day. My students loved it – thank you!”
Entries for the 2018 Festivals will open on 28 November 2017!
For more information, please visit: http://www.saltersinstitute.co.uk/festivals/
SALTERS’ CHEMISTRY CAMPS
The mission of the Salters’ Institute is to inspire young people to study
science, and chemistry in particular, and we are doing this in India with
our Chemistry Camps.
Thanks to a generous gift from Yusuf Hameid, the Institute has partnered
with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to put on a programme of 30
Salters’ Chemistry Camps in around 25 locations across India, reaching
1,500 [14 year olds] across India. Yusuf Hameid was himself inspired into
Chemistry at Christs College Cambridge, by Lord Todd, Nobel Prizewinner
and past Master Salter. Yusuf later went on to establish Cipla, a successful
pharmaceutical company in India. So far 836 students have participated
in 13 Camps across India.
As the current President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute’s
Chairman, Sir John Holman, visited India in January. “I had the great
experience of visiting the Salters’ Chemistry Camp at North Eastern Hills
University, Shillong in Assam. Here, 62 students from schools up to 100
kilometers away met for a three day residential camp to experience
laboratory chemistry. Many students were from poor families and
attended schools with hardly any laboratory facilities. Many of them
were handling authentic chemistry equipment and reagents for the first
time in their lives, kitted out to the high standards of safety expected for
Salters’ Camps. The look of excitement and awe on the students’ faces
showed that for many this was an experience they would remember for a
very long time. The ongoing India Chemistry Camps programme owes
much to our organiser in India, Bhakti Dhamdhere.”
For more information and to view the photo gallery, please visit: http://
www.saltersinstitute.co.uk/news/chemistry-camps-india/
SALTERS’ NATIONAL AWARDS
FOR SCIENCE TECHNICIANS
Longbenton High School in Newcastle were the 2016 Awardwinners.
In collaboration with CLEAPSS and SSERC, the Salters’ Institute once again
ran the prestigious Salters’ National Awards for Science Technicians under
the direction of the Chairman, Dr Kay Stephenson.
The aim of the Awards is to highlight and recognise the work of school
science technicians, and the Awards are open to all science technician
teams (sole technicians are also eligible) in schools and colleges across
the UK.
Last Autumn, the Panel had the challenging task of shortlisting eight
schools to visit, selecting one winning team and four runners-up. New for
2017, four winning teams will be made an Award of £1,000 each.
Further information on 2018 applications will be posted in late 2017 or
early 2018. More information about these Awards can be found on our
website via this link:
Salters’ National Awards for Science Technicians
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The Salters’ Institute and The University of York Science Education Group
(UYSEG) have worked in partnership for over thirty years, developing
innovative teaching materials in order to improve teaching and learning
in secondary school science. UYSEG, under the direction of the Salters’
Professor of Science Education, Professor Judith Bennett, is developing a
new curriculum package for Key Stage 3 (11-14 years) called Best
Evidence Science Teaching (BEST).
The idea behind the BEST project is to develop a comprehensive new
science course designed using the best and most up to date research
evidence. It will aim to shape students’ attitudes to science, and the
project is bringing together science education researchers, experienced
developers and teachers. One important source of this evidence will be
the findings of projects carried out at UYSEG; the Evidence-based
Practice in Science Education (EPSE) project, led by Professor Robin Millar,
Salters’ Professor 2006-2014, and the subsequent York Science project,
funded by the Institute.
The BEST project was showcased at a number of Festivals this year (more
information can be found above in the Festivals section).
For more information, please visit: https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/uyseg/
INSTITUTE NEWS AND EVENTS
To celebrate its Centenary in 2018, the Salters’ Institute is developing
several new initiatives, one of which is a networking programme for its
Alumni which is run under the direction of the Institute’s Director, Mr
Anthony Tomei. July marked the Institute’s first event for former Graduate
Awardwinners in the development of this programme. Taking place at
Salters’ Hall, it started with a fascinating presentation from Dr Andy Jones
from AstraZeneca speaking about his career in the pharmaceutical
industry and the current status of the exciting developments in “Intelligent
Pharmaceuticals”. Prompting discussion about personal experiences to
date and challenges within the chemical industry, it was both interesting
and inspiring to gauge how Salters’ Alumni are contributing and making a
difference in the chemical world.
This was the first event in the Alumni programme and Salters’ Institute
would like to thank all those who attended. We plan to run future events,
if you would like to be involved please get in
touch: [email protected].
INSITUTE ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Salters’ Horners Advanced Physics Prizewinners with Master Horner
The Institute Annual Awards Ceremony took place in December 2016 and
was a successful event. This prestigious annual event celebrates high
levels of excellence within the science education sector. In 2016 the
Ceremony returned to home ground at the newly refurbished Salters’
Hall on Friday 9 December. The venue and occasion were very much
enjoyed by the 200 guests who attended the Awards Ceremony and
lunch reception.
We were very pleased to welcome Dr Annette Doherty, Senior Vice
President Product Development and Supply at GlaxoSmithKline who
delivered a keynote address and presented the Salters’ Graduate Awards, Salters’ National Awards for Science Technicians, Salters-Nuffield
Advanced Biology (SNAB) Awards, Salters Advanced Chemistry (SAC)
Awards, Salters Horners Advanced Physics (SHAP) Awards and Salters’
City and Guilds Awards.
The following quotes from Awardwinners and guests give a flavour of the
Awards ceremony last year:
“We thoroughly enjoyed the event and felt it was well worth the long
journey.”
“We had such a wonderful day on Friday, we have never felt so
important in our lives. Our Head teacher actually had our "unofficial"
photo displayed on the screen in our school theatre for our weekly staff
meeting this morning. We really enjoyed sharing this perfect day with the
hosts, guests and Prizewinners.”
Bhakti Dhamdhere, Chemistry
Camps Co-ordinator in India
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Dr The Hon Alexander Todd,
past Master of the Salters’
Company, at the Salters’
Festival of Chemistry at Queen
Mary University of London
