Managing the practical classroom: secondary scienceNE208

From managing behaviour and fostering positive attitudes, to implementing departmental processes and working with colleagues, you'll explore all aspects of practical activities in the school or college laboratory. You'll consider classroom layouts as well as the use of practical work to maximise learning. You'll also...

Planning to maximise learningNE710

As a teacher who wants to promote the learning of your pupils, you'll want to make evidence-informed judgements and apply a range of approaches to respond and adapt teaching during and in between lessons.  Experts in assessment for learning, Emeritus Professor Dylan Wiliam, Dr Chris Harrison and Andrea Mapplebeck...

Preparing students for 6-mark exam questions in scienceNE272

We know students struggle to write longer answer questions in science. This ranges from an inability to start resulting in a blank page, through to writing everything they know about a topic and failing to refer back to the question.  This course explores a range of strategies to support students to answer 6 mark...

Primary Design and Technology online course packageNE900

The courses in this package will introduce you to the skills, knowledge and understanding of the different elements of primary design and technology, and support you in developing your expertise across the primary design and technology curriculum. You can take the six courses in this package in any order, and work at...

Primary Science online course packageNE901

The courses in this package will introduce you to the skills, knowledge and understanding of the different elements of the primary science curriculum. You can take the five courses in this package in any order, and work at your own pace. You will receive access to all five courses for 12 months by booking through this...

Revising effectively for science GCSE examsNE271

We have all had pupils who have demonstrated their knowledge in lessons through assignments, activities and questioning, who go on to perform poorly in examinations. Many of these students work hard and truly believe they are revising the material effectively.  This course looks at how we can support students...

SEND: Supporting autistic learners in scienceNE266

This short online course will support you in meeting the needs of your autistic learners in science lessons. By following the principles and trialling the strategies with your own classes, you’ll help your autistic learners with and without a diagnosis.You may also be interested in:

SEND: Supporting learners with ADHD in scienceNE267

This short online course will support you in meeting the needs of learners with ADHD in science lessons. You may also be interested in:

SEND: Supporting learners with dyslexia in scienceNE268

This short online course will support you in meeting the needs of your dyslexic learners in science lessons. You may also be interested in:

SEND: Supporting sight impaired learners in scienceNE269

This short online course will support you in meeting the needs of your sight-impaired learners within your science lessons.You may also be interested in:

Supporting students to answer GCSE exam questions in scienceNE273

Every year the examiner's report highlights a range of issues with how students answered questions. This course will provide you with teaching strategies which can be integrated into the scheme of learning or lesson planning from the start of the year so that your students are better prepared for examinations.

Teaching biology: inspiring students with plant scienceNE206

Students need to be able to apply their understanding of key biological processes to new contexts, and many students find this difficult. By using plants in your scheme of work, you can give your students additional opportunities to practice this skill.This course will help you in improving student learning through...

Teaching climate changeNE213

Developed in partnership with ESERO Ireland and ESERO UK, this course introduces the topic of climate change and the work of the European Space Agency. In this course you’ll explore the difference between weather and climate, as well as how climate is affected by earth process and human factors. You will...

Teaching practical science: biologyNE707

There are only so many ways a student can look at an onion cell, so how do we engage students with biology practicals? It is essential that students studying biology are given the opportunity to practice and embed understanding of practical skills in preparation for assessment of their learning.In this course, you...

Teaching practical science: chemistryNE705

Go beyond ‘recipe following’ and use practical work in chemistry to support explanation of theory. It is essential that students studying chemistry are given the opportunity to practice and embed understanding of practical skills in preparation for the assessment of their learning. This online course...