My Courses
I offer a variety of courses which are perfect for an INSET day, staff meeting or for initial teacher training. I also offer bespoke training which can be arranged by contacting me directly. This can be virtual to cater for you, wherever you are in the UK.
Bespoke CPD to Suit Your School
Is there a particular area of your science curriculum which isn’t as strong as others? I will work with your team on these areas to put together a support plan and training to ensure your science curriculum is thriving in all areas.
Using Stories in Science Lessons
Research has shown that using a narrative is an effective tool for helping students to retain and understand tricky science concepts. This course demonstrates how you can put this research into practice in the classroom so it becomes an integrated part of the science curriculum within your school.
Assessment in Science
Assessment is a vital tool within the teaching profession. It underpins the content we deliver to our students to ensure they are making progress. This course provides information about when to assess your pupils as well as practical, innovative ideas to assess your pupils in fun and engaging ways.
Integrating Scientific Enquiry into the Curriculum
Science lessons aren’t just about imparting new knowledge. Developing scientific skills is just as important and has a role in equipping students with the tools they need to succeed as adults within the world of work. This course provides details on all of the scientific enquiry types and how these can be embedded within every science lesson.
Cognitive Science: Making Knowledge Sticky
Research has shown that in order for knowledge to be retained in our long term memory, it must be regularly reviewed. This course demonstrates how to structure your science curriculum in order to promote retention of knowledge and skills over time. This course provides several other cognitive strategies which effectively allow information to stay ‘sticky’ in learners’ memories.
Primary Science Subject Knowledge
Do your staff feel confident delivering the primary science curriculum? Is their science subject knowledge strong enough to teach it? This bespoke course will assess the knowledge of your staff prior to the session and use this information to equip the staff with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver a robust and engaging science curriculum.
Planning a Science Unit
Are you unsure how to structure a science unit which successfully supports retention of information over time? This course outlines how this can be done and how to create engaging and practical skills-based lessons.
Increasing Science Capital Within Your School
Science capital is a concept which refers to all the science related experiences a child has. The higher the science capital, the greater the chance that that child might go on to work within a scientific role in the future. This course explains the importance of this within schools and society, and outlines ways that you can increase the science capital within your school setting.
Planning a Whole School Science Week
A whole school science week is a fantastic way of uniting the whole school and showing the importance of science in the curriculum. During this course, I will work with you to develop a science week which caters to your needs as a school. This is a great way of skilling up your staff with science skills and knowledge in a fun and engaging way.
Whole School Science Week: Space Week
Haven’t got the time or energy to plan your own themed science week? Well look no further, I’ve done all of the hard work for you! This course will show you a series of practical experiments and investigations which your staff can deliver during science week using the theme of Space.
Whole School Science Week: Dinosaur Week
Haven’t got the time or energy to plan your own themed science week? Well look no further, I’ve done all of the hard work for you! This course will show you a series of practical experiments and investigations which your staff can deliver during science week using the theme of Dinosaurs.
Whole School Science Week: Witches & Wizards Week
Haven’t got the time or energy to plan your own themed science week? Well look no further, I’ve done all of the hard work for you! This course will show you a series of practical experiments and investigations which your staff can deliver during science week using the theme of Witches & Wizards.
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Let me know which course you are interested in or message me about any bespoke CPD which I can help you with.