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Technicians supporting: biology 11-16NY604

Subjects: Biology
Biology can often be seen as the science subject with few practicals that are engaging and work successfully. On this course we will change that perception through a diverse range of practicals developed by ourselves and others that will highlight that biology can be taught through...

Leading primary scienceRX005

Subjects: Science
School pupils are likely to have missed some core learning which will require your long-term curriculum map to be adjusted in the short-term. This course supports subject leaders to clearly define the curriculum across the school and enable them to effectively support teachers,...

Technicians : Maintaining your prep roomRX022

Subjects: Science
Maintaining a science prep room can pose a number of challenges. Explore strategies to organise your prep room in an efficient way to maximise the operational side of delivering practical science lessons. You will look at ways to streamline practical requestions as well as how to document inventories and safety...

Reaching for grade 9 in scienceNY270

Subjects: Science
Review strategies to enable the high achieving students to push on to aim for grade 9 by allowing them to develop a much deeper understanding of the science content and context.
Look at how students can tackle the mathematical demands in unusual contexts, high quality...

Developing the established primary science leaderNY003

Subjects: Science
If you have been a primary science subject leader for three years or more, this course will give you the strategies and support to help you move science forward in your school.  
You will explore current best practice and identify ways of implementing this in your school....

Technicians: Health and SafetyRX023

Subjects: Science
Technicians are at the heart of every science department, playing a crucial role in supporting effective practical work. With this comes a role in ensuring that the department is safe.  Develop a good foundation for carrying out effective health and safety, to support you in your job, but also to support teachers...

Essential science for new and recently established leadersNY062

Subjects: Science
A lack of detailed subject knowledge can sometimes mean primary teachers feel less confident teaching science. This course addresses this need by providing you with the specific, in-depth subject knowledge you need to effectively and confidently deliver the primary science curriculum. Over the...

Physics for non-specialistsNY201

Subjects: Physics
For those teaching physics across ages 11-16 for the first time and want to understand the misconceptions students have and how to address them.  Aimed at biologists and chemists who wish to develop their physics knowledge we will focus on subject knowledge enhancement on all...

Leading assessment, moderation and tracking in primary scienceNY032

Subjects: Science
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to assessment. However this course will give primary subject leaders and teachers the opportunity to explore best practice in primary science assessment and a chance to investigate the resources that are available in the wider educational world....

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Upcoming CPD courses

Science Teacher Self Evaluation Tool - Secondary

Thank you for assisting us in our aim to develop and deliver an effective science based training programme by...

Science Teacher Self Evaluation Tool - Primary

Thank you for assisting us in our aim to develop and deliver an effective science based training programme by...

Science Leader School Needs Analysis - Primary

Thank you for assisting us in our aim to develop and deliver an effective science based training programme by...

Science Leader School Needs Analysis - Secondary

Thank you for assisting us in our aim to develop and deliver an effective science based training programme by...

Using Carousel to raise Student Attainment - A Demonstration and Q&A with Adam Boxer

Carousel is an innovative online learning platform that puts you at the centre of students' learning, retrieval...

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Popular CPD related resources

Louis Pasteur

Marvellous Microbes I: the Pasteurs

3 Files

These materials, from the Microbiology Society look at the work of Louis Pasteur and helps students to understand the growth of yeast. There are three resources that can be used together or separately and are suitable for Key Stage Two or Three students.

Marvellous microbes ...

The Solar Spark

18 Resources

The Solar Spark educational resources are produced by the SUPERGEN Excitonic Solar Cells Consortium. This is a group of research scientists from eight UK universities working together to do scientific research on Excitonic Solar Cells. Researchers work in the areas of polymer solar cells, dye-...

Indices and surds

1 Resource

This resource contains ten problems which require students to think, explore and explain the mathematical topic of indices and surds. The problems require students to not only be able to manipulate expressions containing indices and surds but also be able to explain and justify how conclusions...

Tales from the Prep Room

8 Resources

The Prep Room plays a crucial role in the Royal Institution’s public communication of science. It is where all the equipment and demonstrations are prepared for Royal Institution events - not least the annual Christmas Lectures. This series provides a range of hands-on experiments and...

EV3 Activities for the Busy Teacher

3 Files

This sample of a teacher guide introduces basic robotics using Lego EV3 hardware and software – the activities are based upon a single robot model which can be constructed from the education core set.

Students learn about basic movement of the robot rover in the context of space...