New Sputnik

New-Sputnik operates in a very similar manner to the now discontinued IOP SPUTNIK ListServ, with one important exception, see the second bullet below.  The New-Sputnik admin team consists of Drew Burrett, Mark Crookes, Robert Stewart, Andrew Bailey and Stuart Farmer.

To add colleagues to the New-Sputnik group, please ask them to fill out this google form (unfortunately certain Local Authority emails addresses no longer work with google groups, it is best to use a gmail adress) : https://forms.gle/HxBvHojv63mSQsfv6

To post to New-Sputnik:

  • New messages can be posted to the forum, by sending an email to: new-sputnik@googlegroups.com
  • Please note that this platform does not automatically send a copy of a post to the sender, though you may CC yourself into any messages you post.
  • To reply to a post, simply click on ‘Reply’, draft your message then send.
  • To reduce the risk of hacking and spam associated with attached files, subscribers are asked to post links to files hosted on the cloud or send to mrcrookes@duck.com . (This process will be reviewed in due course, with the hope that members will be allowed to attach files to posts)

To post a new message to the forum, send an email to: new-sputnik@googlegroups.com
(Please note that this platform does not automatically send a copy of a post to the sender, though you may CC yourself into any messages you post.)
To reply to a post, simply click on ‘Reply’, draft your message then send.

Subscribers to the forum are reminded that they are expected to meet the key principles and values set out in the GTCS Code of Professionalism and Conduct – https://www.gtcs.org.uk/fitness-to-teach/code-of-professionalism-and-conduct/

For further discussion and resources shared by Scottish physics teachers visit –
Scottish Physics Resources Spreadsheet –
+ GDrive – https://www.shorturl.at/kruL2 or https://rb.gy/d8dtcw
+ OneDrive – https://shorturl.at/uvHI6 or https://rb.gy/koc6lj