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5 May 2026

We are delighted to share with you: BEST Bites!

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17 April 2026

After more than thirty years working with CIEC, our Director, Joy Parvin, is retiring.

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3 March 2026

Primary schools from across the country have been given the opportunity to pilot a brand new set of classroom activities from the Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), designed to inspire the next generation of young scientists and engineers.

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20 February 2026

CIEC’s advisory teachers, Nicky Waller and Mackayla Millar, have successfully delivered the second of three training days to three cohorts of primary teachers across the North East of England.

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23 January 2026

Welcome back Tanya Shields to CIEC!

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23 January 2026

The January issue of Primary Science celebrates the work of the CIEC team.

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1 December 2025

We are delighted to share that CIEC Advisory Teacher Rebecca Cornwell has written a feature article for the Association for Science Education’s respected journal Primary Science.

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26 November 2025

In this article Helen Harden and Nicky Waller explain the innovative Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST) resources for ages 7–11, created by the Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) and funded by the Horners’ Charities.