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STEM: The vital role of the technician

What does good technical support look like in a science department? Joanne Vass-Gavin explains

Some schools may believe that delivering good technical support to the science department is purely ancillary: technicians ensure teachers have all the equipment that they need, know exactly what they’re going to do with it, and feel confident that they know the experiment they’re going to carry out is going to work. But at The Magna Carta School our support goes further than that.

Technicians can transform science departments. They not only curate equipment and prepare experiments on a day-to-day basis, they also work with teachers to develop new practical activities, and they are often experts in health and safety. We are often the glue that holds the whole department together.

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