Swindon & Wiltshire Science Subject leader summer network meeting RN219 / A47
Summary
This is a chance for collaboration with your peers so you can share information and develop as a leader. Expert consultants will help you identify priority issues in teaching and learning and professional development for your teams. You will be able to develop solutions, drawing on the expertise within the group. This strengthening of informal school-to-school support will create an effective network of information, advice and guidance.
Agenda:
0900-0915 Arrival and coffee
0915-0945 National and regional update (Steve Hacker SLP Lead) With DfE’s withdrawal of support for networking and biology, chemistry and technician CPD from Sept 1st onwards we will begin to discuss your CPD needs for next academic year.
0945-1045 Science Leadership Benchmarks Stem Learning has developed a set of benchmarks to help develop your leadership of your team. This session explores how you can assess your own organization’s leadership of science and identify areas for development (Steve Hacker)
1045-1115 Break
1115-1215 Consistency and quality in your science department establishing principles for achieving a unified approach can be tricky especially in large teams. With a strong emphasis on how we teach and assess practical science this workshop session will look at some possible ways to achieve this. (Radha Jaipersaad)
1215-1230 Publisher update OUP
1230-1315 Lunch
1315-1415 Teaching graphs and graphing skills Why do some students struggle to draw graphs? Are you working harder than the students to support graph drawing? This session summarises the research around graph plotting and interpretation, providing simple solutions for the classroom for you to share with your teams. It will also provide signpost the new ASE publication “Grappling with Graphs” (Steve)
1415-1430 Tea
1430-1530 Creating an inclusive classroom The language we use and the approaches we employ in the classroom can exclude some pupils from embracing science lessons. This session provides ideas, hints and tips to create a more inclusive teaching environment. (Radha)
1530-1545 Plenary and close
A 50% bursary is available for this course. Please contact sciencehub@adfecto.org.uk for more information.
Who is the course leader?
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- work collaboratively to identify priorities in science teaching and learning and in science-specific professional development for your teams
- share and develop strategies to tackle these issues, drawing on expertise as needed from outside the network
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject leaders' network | 18 June 2024 | 09:00-15:30 | Hardenhuish School |
Actions
Cost
| State-funded school or college | Activity fee£85.00 +VAT |
|---|---|
| Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£127.00 +VAT |
Additional information
For courses at the National STEM Learning Centre in York, fees include meals and accommodation for the duration of the course.
Alternative dates
Virtual, MS Teams, Remote Delivered CPD
St Bede's Catholic College, Long Cross, Bristol BS11 0SU
Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Institute Road, Birmingham B14 7EG
Carlton Keighley, Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley BD20 6EB
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2RU
Harris Federation Post 16, Harris Federation South London Schools, 4th Floor Norfolk House, Croydon CR0 1LH
Prenton High School for Girls, Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead CH42 6RR
The Macclesfield Academy, Park Lane, Macclesfield SK11 8JR
Bridgewater High School, Broomfields Road, Appleton, Warrington WA4 3AE
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