Young people from S2 at Bellshill Academy, North Lanarkshire, joined us in Livingston yesterday for the first of our face-to-face conversation days around improving sciences education for 3 to 18 year olds. They shared their STEM work, joined us for discussions throughout the day, and captured their thoughts about what makes a good science teacher.

” A good science teacher is one who inspires us by showing enthusiasm, which makes us see that the subject can be enjoyable. Confident, one that teaches us why it is relevant in the workforce. One that explains and is patient. A teacher who is approachable. A teacher who genuinely seems to care about you, that their motivation to come to work is to make a difference in our lives. Also you want a teacher who is fun and upbeat because they make your lesson a lot more interesting . A very important thing is a teacher who is willing to learn new things from their pupils , also able to admit that they can be wrong , good at listening and supports you.”