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Sarah Bearchell, a white woman with partially tied back mid-brown hair. She wear round silver spectacles and is doing her best Mona Lisa smile. In front of her is the Beetlestone Award trophy. It is a transparent block about 15x5x5cm with the words "Beetlestone Award 2024, Sarah Bearchell, for leadership and legacy
Image shows a bright orange Muppet style puppet with shaggy orange hair and a long floppy nose. This is Oso. He is waving at the camera, courtesy of a stick attached to his wrist. He's wearing a balck and white horizontal striped top.
The Makaton logo. Black square with the word Makaton written in yellow in a clear font. Above it is a yellow circle, containing a yellow curved letter m made from three lines.

Dr Sarah Bearchell

The Joshua Phillips Award for Innovation in Science Engagement (2014)

The Beetlestone Award for Leadership and Legacy in Science Communication (2024)

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I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of scientific exploration. I develop activities which engage on many levels, from the purely sensory to the National Curriculum. I have a passion for making science workshops which appeal to pupils with additional needs and disabilities (SEND) and am learning Makaton to support this work #WeTalkMakaton. It's a work in progress!

 

Most of my writing and presenting work is with children in Early Years, Primary, SEND and Family groups.

 

I write for myself to deliver but also for others, including a fantastic collaborative project with Winchester Science Centre (Wonderseekers), which is currently in the development stage.

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I am based in Oxford, UK. I have recently had my autism confirmed - I think my different way of thinking is a huge asset in creating innovative science activities.

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As a freelancer, I've worked with many different charities and organisations, including Lightyear Foundation, Winchester Science Centre, Institute of Physics, The Royal Institution, BBC Learning, Whizz Pop Bang and Aquila Children's Magazine. And don't forget all those lovely science festivals!

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My best compliment came from an initially reluctant pupil who said at the end of a session "I love it when we don't do work!"

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hands-on science for pupils with special needs. Picture shows The Cloud Factory, Big Bang Fair, NEC, Sarah Bearchell
Children wearing Furchester Hotel (muppet) masks for taste testing at  CBeebies Big Day Out
science of food from Plate to Poo at CBeebies Big Day Out, Sarah Bearchell. image shows Sarah with her hand in a bucket of fake poo
Royal Society of Chemistry logo
british science association logo
science made simple logo
Whizz Pop Bang Magazine logo
oxfordshire scouting logo
BBC CBeebies logo
Lancashire Science Festival logo
Great Science Share logo
Girlguiding Buckinghamshire logo
Aquila Childrens Magazine logo
BBC Terrific Scientific logo
The Curiosity Box logo
Contributor to send gateway logo
National big bang fair at NEC Birmingham logo
The Week Junior: Science + Nature logo
Lightyear Foundation #Sensory Science Logo
Association of British Science Writers logo
big STEM communicators network logo
member of equity logo

© 2025 Sarah Bearchell

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