Chilled Education is always happy to respond to requests and suggestions so the team was delighted to launch its resources to support science clubs during this year’s British Science Week.   A specially tailored free to download pack of ideas explores five themes with activities listed online and free to download from the CEd website and Shopify. The majority use easy-to-access items, with instructions and science principles included for each experiment.    Short experiments are also included to be set up at the end of the session ready to pick up in the next one.   As CEd’s Charlotte Patrick explains: […]

Young scientists at Northants’ Blisworth Community Primary School enthusiastically accepted the Glo Germ hand washing challenge when Charlotte visited in March. Head teacher Miss Jenkins reported of the ‘awe and wonder’ of the Year 3 pupils when the ‘magic light’ revealed the success, or otherwise, of their handwashing techniques. Charlotte also shared the science behind the experiment and has already been invited back to share more practical and fun science ideas.   April 2024    

Information from CFA Members, and the experience of H&S managers, show slips and trips to be the most frequent cause of accidents in the chilled food sector. A recent CFA H&S WG meeting included a session described as “share and steal” focusing on the issue. Covering everything from whole company campaigns to targeted improvements. Subjects included:   Flooring – while companies are instigating tighter specifications existing floors should be regularly measured or monitored as poor cleaning practice can lead to loss of anti-slip performance. Footwear – one company reported a reduction in slips and trips after enforcing limited specifications for […]