Gareth Price
Senior Lecturer
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Science Education (CSE) in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ four days a week where I conduct research and develop teaching and learning materials. My research interests centre around inquiry and the strategies that support students becoming active constructors of their own knowledge.
I am engaged in a PhD looking at the place of creativity in the science classroom and have presented on this topic at conferences in the UK and Indonesia. I am a published author of school textbooks and software for the UK national and international markets.
About
Having graduated from London University with a Botany and Zoology degree I started my career as a teacher of science, mathematics, humanities and English to 14-16 year olds at Countesthorpe College in Leicestershire. During that time I wrote the first Mode III GCSE course to be approved by SEAC which was the body that oversaw examinations prior to the introduction of the National Curriculum. After 14 years at Countesthorpe I moved on to work as an educational publisher of science and mathematics textbooks in London. After 15 years I left publishing to work at the Centre for Science Education to work on curriculum development projects.
I have a keen interest in curriculum development and have worked with the Common Ground Consortium, an international body developing a new curriculum for international schools, and was recently involved in an analysis of the Philippine curriculum with the Commission for Higher Education Development, Manila.
I am a published author of school textbooks and software for the UK national and international markets. Books published include Active Science 3, 4 and 5, Biology GCSE, Biology IGCSE, Science Plus, Health and Social Care GNVQ (Collins Education); Teach Better Science (Hodder Education). I have also contributed to other projects for Nelson Thornes, Pearson and the Diagram Group (London) as an author, consultant and series editor. I am currently working on a project for Hodder Education which will support the new Entry Level Certificate in Science.
My research interests centre around the strategies that support students becoming active constructors of their own knowledge rather than passive recipients of information from the teacher or textbooks.
I am engaged in a PhD looking at the place of creativity in science and have presented on this topic at conferences in the UK and Indonesia.
Inquiry, creativity and collaboration in the science classroom
Curriculum development
Teaching
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Make the lInk (2015)
Philippine Curriculum Review (2015)
Randstad/SIOE Professional Development Programme (2015)
Common Ground Curriculum (2015)
Inquiry Based Science Education: Brunei (2015)
HEBAT sains: Malaysia (2015)
Inspiring Science (2014)
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Make the lInk
Philippine Curriculum Review
Common Ground Curriculum
The Introduction of the New Curriculum and Senior High School System in the Philippines (Nov 2015)
Supporting students supporting students. Rndstad Supply Teacher Conference (June 2015)
Making the link: science and development (multiple sessions 2014/5)
EU funded project: Make the link
Newton Fund (Philippines)
Common Ground Consortium
Publications
Journal articles
Price, G., & Bevins, S. (2021). School Science Review, 102 (380), 75-81.
Bevins, S., Price, G., & Booth, J. (2019). . International journal of science education, 41 (4), 533-545.
Bevins, S., & Price, G. (2016). . International Journal of Science Education, 38 (1), 17-29.
Bevins, S., & Price, G. (2014). . Educational Action Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, 22 (2), 270-284.
Bevins, S., Byrne, E., Brodie, M., & Price, G. (2011). . Science Education International, 22 (4), 255-265.
Price, G., & Bevins, S. (n.d.). ASE International, 13, 41-51.
Book chapters
Bevins, S., & Price, G. (2022). . In Hoath, L., & Livesey, M. (Eds.) Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. (pp. 195-209). Sage:
Reports
Price, G., Bevins, S., Zhu, H., & Brodie, E. (2022). . STEM Learning.
Hovassapian, A., Moore, N., Price, G., Bevins, S., & Wrigglesworth, J. (2021). . British Council, Armenia.
Bevins, S., Moore, N., Stiell, B., Wolstenholme, C., & Price, G. (2020). . British Council.
Bevins, S., Moore, N., Stiell, B., Wolstenholme, C., & Price, G. (2020). . British Council.
Bevins, S., Moore, N., Stiell, B., Wolstenholme, C., & Price, G. (2020). . British Council.
Bevins, S., Moore, N., Stiell, B., Wolstenholme, C., & Price, G. (2020). . British Council.
Bevins, S., Moore, N., Stiell, B., Wolstenholme, C., & Price, G. (2020). . British Council.
Bevins, S., & Price, G. (2019). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Sheffield Institute of Education.
Bracewell, D., Jordan, J., Price, G., Olley, C., & Walker, J. (2017). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Bevins, S., Daniels, T., Forster, G., Perry, E., Price, G., & Windale, M. (2016). . British Council.
Bevins, S., Daniels, T., Forster, G., Perry, E., Price, G., & Windale, M. (2016). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Bevins, S., & Price, G. (2015). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for the British Council.
Theses / Dissertations
Price, G. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bevins, S.
Presentations
Perry, E., & Price, G. (2017). Student Autonomy: What Works? Presented at: In Learning By Design international conference, Brussels
Other activities
Published author of school textbooks at primary and secondary in mathematics and science.
Consultant and reviewer for commercial UK educational publishers.