New to teaching GCSE biology SL215

Understand the key themes and progression in teaching GCSE biology

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Summary

Are you looking to improve your subject knowledge and pedagogy in biology and start your journey towards really excellent teaching?

Clarify your basic subject knowledge of concepts, then deepen and challenge your understanding even further. Focus on how to improve student progress in key stage 4 biology and bring together the learning of key concepts with practical work effectively.

With the help of highly experienced subject specialists, we will support in starting to understand biology links across the whole science curriculum, how to teach tricky topics and tackle threshold concepts plus ask the right questions in improving student understanding.

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Who is it for?

Teachers who are starting to teach GCSE biology, Early career teachers, non-specialist teachers of biology  

What topics are covered?

Key themes and threshold concepts in the biology curriculumPractical work in biologyTricky topics in  biology

How long is this course?

1 day

Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Clarify understanding of core concepts and misconceptions in GCSE biology
• Understand how to use practical work to deepen understanding in the subject  
• Investigate ways of teaching tricky topics in biology