PHYSICS teachers from local schools have been making waves and swapping ideas at Wellington School.

Wellington is pioneering new ways of teaching Physics and collaborating with other schools to share best practice, and teachers from Heathfield, Taunton Academy and King’s College joined the Physics Department at Wellington in a Somerset Physics Partners workshop.

The teachers had an opportunity to try out new experiments in an afternoon looking at waves.

They measured the speed of light in liquids, solids and gases; measured angles of reflection and refraction; and used Wellington’s unique giant wave tank to demonstrate wave behaviour.

Andy Phillips, Head of Physics at Wellington School, said: “Teachers are often so busy teaching that they don’t have the time to reflect on their own best practice – the chance to share ideas is invaluable and we hope that more schools will join us in the future.”

Headmaster Henry Price said: “This is a fantastic collaborative project benefiting all the schools and teachers involved.

“It has been a pleasure to host and if any other schools wish to be involved, they would be very welcome.

“It is always positive to see teachers working together in the subject they love.”