RSC publishes Kickstart your science teaching career

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The team behind Education in Chemistry publishes a collection of articles written by teachers and trainers for new science teachers

Kickstart your science teaching career is a carefully curated collection of articles dedicated to new science teachers. The collection appears together online and in print.

What’s included?

A hand turning the pages of a magazine. The articles are about teaching chemistry.

Kickstart your science teaching career is written by authors who all know what it’s like to face a room of learners

Produced by the team behind Education in Chemistry and colleagues in the Education Communities team, the publication aims to support aspiring, training and newly-qualified science teachers. It also introduces them to the breadth and depth of classroom resources, practical videos, teacher support sessions, PD and events provided by RSC Education. Every article also signposts further reading, classroom-ready activities to download or events to attend.

Kickstart your science teaching career brings together specially commissioned articles and existing content written by teachers and trainers. Some of the authors are relatively new to the profession; some have years of experience. But they all know what it’s like to face a classroom full of learners. And, here, they all generously share their tips and advice – including how to avoid common pitfalls.

Where can I read it?

A screenshot from a webpage showing images and headlines for articles about teaching chemistry.

Discover support, advice and guidance for your early days in the classroom, as well as further reading, classroom actitivies, practical videos and CPD events to attend

The online collection is available to everyone registered on the Education website or signed up to Teach Chemistry. Student and trainee science teachers at ITT/E institutions across the UK and Ireland will receive a print copy during 2026’s summer term, as will some Teach Chemistry members and 2025/26’s RSC teacher training scholars. In the next academic year, RSC education coordinators will take the print publication to ITT/E providers and SCITTs across the nations.

Acknowledging that science teachers early in their careers sometimes want something different to those more experienced, we’re hoping to learn from this publication and its readers. We’re inviting readers of Kickstart your science teaching career to complete a short survey to help us understand what you find most useful and impactful. Just 10 minutes of your time spent answering these questions will help us produce more targeted support in the coming years.