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Name Dr Neil Ingram
Job title Senior Lecturer in Science Education (Biology)
Department School of Education University of Bristol
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Qualifications BSc (Wolv.), PhD (Birm.), PGCE (Cantab.)
Professional details
Membership of professional bodies Management team member for the Science Learning Centre South West.

Jointly edited an edition of the School Science Review on biodiversity (March 2010). This involved commissioning and editing key papers and writing the lead article for the journal. This is the main science peer reviewed journal for UK science teachers.

Consultant for OFQUAL

Consultant for Edexcel A-level Biology.
Keywords biology
psychology
science
school
teaching
learning
Areas of expertise Biography

I have taught Biology, Psychology and ICT in a range of secondary schools, most recently at Clifton College, Bristol, where I was Head of Science. I am the author and co-author of a number of important textbooks for secondary Biology teaching, often in collaboration with the Nuffield Curriculum Trust. I joined the Graduate School in September 2008 as the senior biologist on the Science PGCE course. I am currently co-ordinating the PGCE Science course with sixty students.

Research Projects

• SPINE project, looking at the impact of the national Form II biology examination on the people of Zanzibar.

• S-TEAM project. Working with Sibel Erduran to develop argumentation as a support for 'How Science Works.

• Getting Practical