Primary Science Teaching Trust

Who we are

PSTT is a charity working to strengthen primary science education across the UK. We believe every child should be engaged and inspired by science from an early age. We help teachers build on children’s natural curiosity, enabling children to explore, understand and ask questions about the world around them.

Each year, our team of Primary Science Mentors works with over 5,000 teachers through training, in-school services and online lessons that model excellent science teaching. Our Priority Areas Initiative builds on this expertise by concentrating our most intensive support in parts of the UK where schools and teachers have less access to primary science expertise and professional development. We also offer tried-and-tested resources that support science teaching, planning and assessment. We’ve built a Primary Science Teacher College of over 200 outstanding teachers; each helping to shape and influence science teaching across the UK.

We now want to build on the reach and impact of our work, supporting more schools and inspiring more children through science.

Our culture and values

PSTT’s long-term vision is to see excellent science teaching in every primary classroom in the UK.

For the 2023-2028 period, we have four overall strategic objectives:
1. Strengthen primary science teaching and leadership in our priority areas, by helping schools identify and implement the approaches that best meet their needs.
2. Ensure our CPD, resources and other activities meet the needs of the wider teaching population, increasing the number of confident and competent science practitioners.
3. Embed high-quality science content, approaches and experiences in Initial Teacher Education and early career teaching – especially in our priority areas.
4. Strengthen PSTT’s position as a widely respected voice for primary science.

We will be guided by this ethos:
- Science teaching and learning should be equitable and inclusive and practise equality and diversity.
- We are a learning organisation – robust monitoring and evaluation, learning from research, celebrating good practice.
- We can only achieve our vision when we work with others.
- Our work links to the big picture – the education landscape, workforce skills, social inequities and global challenges.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

PSTT is committed to making equality, diversity and inclusion part of everything we do. We believe that our organisation benefits from having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please note this on the application form or contact us ([email protected]).