The Ogden Trust
Jessica Rowson is an experienced educator and consultant in the field of physics and science education. Currently serving as the Physics Subject Lead at Cambridge Training School Network since September 2023, Jessica also holds the position of Teaching and Learning Coach with The Ogden Trust, focusing on secondary partnerships CPD development and early career programs. Freelance consulting work through Rowson Education includes writing and resource creation, with contributions to textbooks and training initiatives. Jessica has extensive experience as a Senior Lecturer at St Mary’s University and as a Regional Education Manager for the Institute of Physics, where initiatives under their leadership aimed to improve physics teaching and promote gender balance. With a strong academic foundation that includes a Master's in Teacher Education from the University of Oxford and a PGCE from Goldsmiths, Jessica's career spans various educational roles and engineering experiences, demonstrating a commitment to advancing physics education.
The Ogden Trust
Established by Sir Peter Ogden in 1999, we are a charitable trust that exists to promote the teaching and learning of physics. We do this by enabling innovative physics teaching to take place in, and collaboratively between, schools, often forging links to universities. We also address the shortage of physics teachers in the UK by funding programmes that encourage young graduates to go into teaching. Our Mission The Ogden Trust aims to increase the uptake of physics for all at post-16, particularly for those from under-represented groups, through: • Supporting physics teaching; and • Supporting students to develop physics identity. The priority audiences for the Trust include teachers without a physics background, teachers and students in remote rural areas or in areas of social deprivation and students on Free School Meals.