With the start of the LHC in the news, this is a great year to discuss accelerator and particle physics with A-level pupils. However, many teachers would like to learn more about the LHC themselves before bringing the topic to the classroom.

The University of Oxford is organising in collaboration with CERN a one-day school to give A-level teachers an opportunity to learn about the physics underlying the LHC.

This school will give basic information about particle accelerators and particle physics to Physics teachers who are not necessarily Physics specialists. Preference will be given to teachers coming from schools which usually send very few pupils to University.

The school will address questions such as “How does a particle accelerator work?” “What are the questions the LHC will answer?” “How does an experiment at the LHC work?” “What are the applications of particle accelerators in our daily lives?” and “What is the origin of the Universe and of matter?”

The first edition will take take place on Saturday, 3 July 2010 at the University of Oxford.

Participation (including transportation and reasonable child care costs) will be free for selected teachers.

To take part in this school register before the 15 May 2010.

The organisers are grateful for the support received from the following organisations: