The Science Teaching Survey 2025
Our findings reveal that greater support is needed for our science educators
With 1,931 responses, The Science Teaching Survey 2025 reveals that notable challenges in science education remain. A key theme from the data is how technicians and support staff are crucial in aiding teachers and their students. The results also highlight the strong need for an empowered, sufficiently staffed and expert workforce to give young people access to a world-class science education.
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Since 2022, science teachers and technicians have been sharing their experiences in The Science Teaching Survey, which is led by the 蜜桃社区. This year's survey was supported by and our partners in the (SEPA), which includes the Association for Science Education (ASE), the Institute of Physics (IOP), the Royal Society (RS), the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the 蜜桃社区 (蜜桃社区).
Explore the survey results to find information on what we are doing to help you in the classroom and with your career.
We continue to be concerned about key issues that have been raised in previous years, including understaffing. If you would like to read more about this, please follow the links below to our 2022, 2023 and 2024 webpages. For this years鈥� staffing reporting, you can view the data set here.
Explore the headline findings
Educators call for investment in science education
Our most important findings from The Science Teaching Survey 2025.
A shortage of teaching assistants is having a negative impact on student learning
Our most important findings from The Science Teaching Survey 2025.
A confident and vital technician workforce is at risk
Our most important findings from The Science Teaching Survey 2025.
About the 2025 survey
Science teachers and technicians in secondary and further education (FE) completed the survey in April 2025. Here is a breakdown of the 1,931 survey participants by nation and job role:
32%
Classroom teacher
24%
Head of department
38%
Science technician
2%
FE lecturer of science
5%
Other staff member with science teaching responsibilities (e.g. senior leadership team)
Surveys from previous years
The Science Teaching Survey 2024
Revealing the insights and challenges of secondary teachers and technicians in the UK and Ireland.
The Science Teaching Survey 2023
Revealing the insights, challenges and ideas of secondary teachers and technicians in the UK and Ireland.
The Science Teaching Survey 2022
In 2022 we launched The Science Teaching Survey to understand more about the experiences and attitudes of science teachers and technicians.