School science support
With the challenge of recruitment and retention in science teaching, it's vital that teachers feel supported, whether developing as an early career teacher, working together effectively as a team or new to leading a department.
Contact us for an informal chat about how we can help get the best from your science department.
Consultancy
Are you looking to refresh teaching and learning, improve outcomes or support science leaders?
Christina's friendly and professional approach - and her 30+ years as a teacher and leader of science - makes her a good choice to support your science department. A former county science adviser and trained coach, she can work with your team and/or leaders.
Written reports and follow-up consultancy or mentoring can be provided.
Diversity in STEM
Christina is a passionate advocate for widening participation in science and is always delighted to speak at events.
Christina was delighted to receive the Phillips Award in 2025 for her leadership in widening participation in physics has addressed many groups on this subject including WomenEd, DKG Europe, WI and U3A and regularly leads workshops for school students. As co-founder of Young Scientists Journal and Chair of Planet Possibility, a consortium working to improve diversity in physics, she is well-placed to talk about the challenges and solutions of EDI in science education.
“Christina has worked with us for a year building the capacity and ethos of our Science team. She has brought insight and experience to our school that has enabled strategic improvement, built a positive culture and effectively managed a transition process. She is a great listener and this allows her to offer genuinely bespoke advice that is relevant and linked to the context that she is in. Nothing is off the shelf! In particular, I have appreciated and benefited from her ability to act as a critical friend. She asks great questions and gives answers which are evidence-based. People who do this well are few and far between. I would highly recommend working with Christina to any school that wants to understand its Middle Leadership or Science department better. She has much to offer.”
Head of Secondary at a well-known European International School
New to Science Leadership course
The New to Science Leadership course has given dozens of new and aspiring heads of science the confidence and skills to inspire their department.
Registration is now open for the next programme, our fourth cohort, starting in September 2026, which we are delighted to be leading in partnerships with the Association for Science Education. More details available here.
Physics training
Christina is a sought-after leader of physics training and enjoys running face-to-face or online courses for the Institute of Physics, STEM Learning and Physics Partners, and has devised and led train-the-trainer courses. Contact us for bespoke support for your school or training for your organisation.
“We contacted Christina to carry out a science curriculum review over two days. In this time she was quick to help the team establish the priorities for moving forward and worked with them to agree the principles of a clear curriculum intent. I am pleased to say that a great stride forward has been taken in terms of intent and implementation as a result of this work.”
Deputy Headteacher of large academy in Oldham