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Thinking, Doing, Talking Science

Develop cognitively challenging, practical, and interactive primary science lessons through thinking, doing, and talking

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science is a research-based approach to teaching primary science. It is one of the sources of evidence for the Education Endowment Foundation’s 2023 Improving Primary Science guidance report.

 

Two-day training programme

The revised two-day Thinking, Doing, Talking Science programme empowers teachers to create opportunities for higher order thinking and to craft inclusive, yet challenging, science lessons.

Key course content includes:

  • Developing children’s enquiry skills, knowledge and understanding in science,
  • Developing children’s oracy through dedicated discussion time,
  • Effective assessment through purposeful learning objectives and focused recording,
  • Dissemination of Thinking, Doing, Talking Science approach in school

Audience:

  • Suitable for all teachers in key stage 1 and key stage 2.
  • Compatible with any curriculum or scheme of work (this programme is about an approach to teaching science rather than a set of lesson plans).
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Where can I find a course?

Under an exclusive license from The Oxford Trust, the Primary Science Teaching Trust will serve as the lead national partner for delivering TDTScience courses across the UK. For the 2025–26 school year, we are offering free online taster sessions as well as two-day courses with an additional twilight session.

Online taster session
Discover more about Thinking, Doing, Talking Science and how it can support your teaching.

Two-day courses
These courses, with an additional twilight session, provide practical strategies to develop scientific understanding, oracy, and enquiry skills. Teachers will trial approaches during the course, reflect through gap tasks, and take away ideas that are ready to use in any classroom with minimal resources.

Courses in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire will continue to be delivered under The Oxford Trust’s Science Oxford team. For information about 2-day courses in Oxon or Bucks, please contact: [email protected]

15 October 2025

Free online taster session

an introduction to Thinking, Doing, Talking Science and what it offers
16:00-17:00

Register here

6 November 2025 & 29 January 2026

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science in London

two-day course with one online twilight session
9:30-16:00
£250

Register here

21 January & 28 April 2026

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science for the Midlands

two-day course in with one online twilight session
9:30-16:00
£250

Register here

Real classroom impact

What teachers say after Thinking, Doing, Talking Science training

“Pupils are more able to verbalise in a scientific way. They have retained more knowledge and applied skills more efficiently as they have progressed. Their acceptance of others’ ideas and the ability to change their own, as they listen to one another, especially during the Bright Ideas Time is having an impact in all areas.” Teacher, Staffordshire

 

“[Thinking, Doing, Talking Science] is a hands-on practical approach to infusing learning with the scientific method without sacrificing valuable substantive knowledge.” Teacher, Teesside

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Anything else you need to know?

We’re here to help! If you still have questions or want to learn more about how Thinking, Doing, Talking Science can work for you, reach out directly.

For more information, contact [email protected].