Continuing Professional Development

CPD is changing! It is as important as ever but needs to be delivered in an innovative way. an innovative company based in the South-East of England providing learning and development opportunities across the STEM subjects for teachers, parents and students alike. If you are looking for exciting science enrichment activities, science shows and workshops, investigative science kits, or development opportunities for teachers and assistants at any Key Stage, we have the solution.

The old ‘one day course’ model was expensive and

     - Required supply cover

     - Attracted interested staff but not necessarily those who needed it

     - Had limited impact across the whole school

In our new model, we visit a school on an INSET day or for a twilight session, shaping the training to the needs of the school.

What’s on offer

‘Mission Impossible’ has been evaluated as ‘inspirational’ and ‘outstanding’ by many primary teachers. We’ll run a full day of problem solving activities for your whole staff that will enhance knowledge in Sc3 & Sc4, provide a fail-safe method of engaging children and give a lot of fun. This is a great way to incorporate team building and professional development in an INSET day!

Primary teachers work together to solve problems and enhance their understanding of the physical sciences.

NEW COURSES DELIVERED FOR THE SCIENCE LEARNING CENTRE SOUTH-EAST

Scientific Enquiry

Primary teachers still worry about attainment target 1. How many investigations should they do? Are they pitched at the right level? How should the skills be taught? In this session procedures are demonstrated that support children’s learning and ideas for engaging investigation are shared.

Assessment for Learning

AfL has been around for years but is still not embedded in many schools. With the advent of APP, it is essential that AfL is well grounded. Of course the principles of formative assessment are generic so this course is valuable to all subjects but the science setting and activities make it particularly engaging.

Creative Cross-Curricular Science

Are you cross-curricular or thinking of going that way? Have you confident that all the essential science is covered and progression retained. Of course, cross-curricular doesn’t necessarily indicate creativity! Find out how you can add that elusive ingredient.

Science and Technology

As the primary curriculum faces change it is likely that schools will seek to link science and design technology more strongly. Brush up on the new proposals for these areas and try some activities that will bring them together.

Each course can be delivered to your entire staff in half a day or a twilight session. Alternatively pick two units for a full INSET day.