The Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) is delighted to announce the 2026 winners for the Primary Science Teacher Award (PSTA). Winners will be joining a network of over 200 colleagues across the UK. Many congratulations go to:
Abby Carpenter
Smithdown Primary School, Liverpool
Alex McBride
Antrim Primary School, Antrim
Angelika Bowmer
Monkhouse Primary School, North Shields
Becci Thorpe
The Prince of Wales School, Dorchester
Charlotte Hodgson
Decoy Primary School, Newton Abbot
Claire Hofer
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School, Gillingham
Graeme Robertson
Dens Road Primary School, Dundee
Kathryn Grahame
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley, Solihull
Lucy Marriott
Powell’s CE Primary School, Cirencester
Maren Kelly
St Catherine’s School, Bramley
Natalie Leonard
Whoberley Hall Primary School, Coventry
Shannon Smith
Dairsie Primary School, Dairsie
Tomos Rogers
Ysgol Mynydd Bychan, Cardiff
PSTT works towards a vision of seeing excellent teaching of science in every primary classroom throughout the UK. We know that many children decide before they are eleven whether science is for them, so high-quality engaging science at primary school is vital. While not everyone will follow a career in science or related disciplines when they leave the school system, being scientifically literate is important for all children and their daily lives. Making individual decisions, e.g. about their own health and well-being through to understanding global issues such as climate change are dependent on a good science education.
Teachers that are doing incredible work, raising standards, excelling in tough conditions and going above and beyond what is usually expected, deserve to be celebrated. PSTAs do just that – celebrate, reward and provide continued support for these deserving teachers.
Winners of a PSTA in 2026, receive £500 personal prize money, a selection of PSTT science resources (sponsored by TTS Group) for the school, access to PSTT events and CPD, and a year’s Association for Science Education (ASE) membership.
The Awards are supported by organisations from across the science education sector: SSERC, The Ogden Trust, Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Biology, ASE and STEM Learning.
Winners will be inducted into the ‘Primary Science Teacher College’ as College Fellows where they will have access to many benefits including receiving funding and support from PSTT to continue and expand their remarkable work in primary science education.
Presentations to all our 2025 and 2026 winners will be made during a celebration dinner at our PSTT College Conference in June 2026, which will be held at the Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum.
Congratulations to this year’s winners for their innovative practice and exceptional dedication to primary science teaching.
Further details of the Primary Science Teacher Awards can be found here.
