Nettlesworth Primary School

Nettlesworth Primary School

Nettlesworth Primary School
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Aims, Ethos and Vision
    • School Improvement Plan
    • Meet The Staff
    • Our Governing Body
  • Key Information
    • School Admissions
    • School Prospectus
    • Equalities
    • Safeguarding
    • Premium Allocations
    • Financial Information
    • School Performance
    • School Policies
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum Overview
    • Curriculum Content
    • Curriculum Plans
  • Parents
    • Remote Learning
    • School Newsletters
    • School Holidays
    • New Starters 2025
    • School Office
    • Our School Uniform
    • Childcare Provision
    • Online Safety
    • SATs
    • Useful Links
  • Pupils
    • Rights Respecting School
    • Interventions
    • School Clubs
    • Rights Respecting School Champions
    • Forest School
  • Our Classes
    • Class 1
    • Class 2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4
    • Class 5
  • SEND
    • SEN Information Report
    • Disability & Accessibility
  • Community
    • Nettlesworth School Community Group
    • Gallery
  • Contact Us

Women in Science

February 14, 2023 by admin

In school we have enjoyed learning all about significant women who helped change the face of Science.

Class 1

Class 1 learned about the first woman who went into Space! It was so interesting and very inspiring 🙂





Class 2

We learnt all about Caroline Haslett.

Caroline Haslett was an engineer (someone who makes or works with machines and other mechanical equipment).

She wanted more women to be scientists and engineers and she believed that electricity could change women’s lives for the better and free them from exhausting housework. Caroline proved that women could do technical jobs just as well as men and could have careers in new fields of work.

Look at our amazing work ….



Class 3 

Class 3 looked at Marie Curie, who researched radioactivity and found a cure for cancer.

We looked at her amazing achievements and how she has made such a huge difference.  We learned that she was the first woman to to win a Noble Prize and each made a PowerPoint to show what we had found out.

Class 4 

In Class 4, we looked at Ruth Benerito and her amazing invention of wrinkle-free cotton! She also created this cotton to make it stain and fire proof, making this cotton material ideal for using in uniforms of doctors and firefighters! Her work helped the cotton farmers continue to make money and has made our lives a lot easier today!

We worked in our groups to present what we found out about Ruth before creating some fact files on her.






Class 5 

Filed Under: News

Latest News

National Storytelling Week 2026

Swimming Superstar!

Energy Saving Week Competition Winners

OASES Assembly and Workshop

Head Teacher Awards 30.1.26

Class 1 & 2 visit the Reform Synagogue in Newcastle

Lexia and TT Rockstar Awards

[Read more news...]

Calendar

February 2026

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
2
3
  • Safer Inte…
    Safer Internet Day Coffee Morning
    Starts: 9:30 am
    Ends: February 3, 2026 - 10:30 am


    More details...
•
4
5
6
7
8
9
  • Mental Hea…
    Mental Health Week
    Starts: 9:00 am
    Ends: February 9, 2026 - 10:00 am


    More details...
•
10
11
  • Internetio…
    Internetional Day of Women and Girls in Science
    Starts: 8:30 am
    Ends: February 11, 2026 - 9:30 am


    More details...
•
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
  • Springtime…
    Springtime Disco
    Starts: 4:30 pm
    Ends: February 19, 2026 - 6:00 pm


    More details...
•
20
  • End of Hal…
    End of Half Term
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: February 20, 2026 - 4:00 pm


    More details...
•
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Curriculum School Policies DB Primary login We are a Rights Respecting school

 

Fairtrade School
Investing in Children
nace challenge award
Primary Science Quality Mark
Activemark 2008
Sport England Activemark
NACE logo

Copyright © 2026 Nettlesworth Primary School Front Street
Nettlesworth
Chester-le-Street
DH2 3PF
Tel 0191 371 0444 · Email p2116.admin@durhamlearning.net



Legal Information | Website Login Powered by North East Schools.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.