Transforming science enquiry in primary classrooms
I think we have a very restricted view of science in our school and have been depriving pupils of important ways of experiencing science. The bonus is that it also makes science planning easier for us. (Primary science coordinator, Leeds)
How often do your pupils engage in science enquiry that isn’t a fair test? This course focuses on the other types of science enquiry: what they are, how they can be developed from different starting points, and how you can build different types of science enquiry into your teaching. It also focuses on the links between using different types of enquiry and how pupils develop their science knowledge and understanding. It will help you to provide a richer and broader range of science activities in the classroom.
Resources to support science enquiry are available at a discounted cost as part of the course.
On this course you will:
- Gain access to a wide range of starting points for science enquiry
- Explore a range of approaches to science enquiry and develop your confidence in using them
- Learn how to engage learners and develop their science skills in ways that are easily manageable
- Consider how to ensure that developing science enquiry skills is closely linked to developing understanding of science ideas
- Learn how to recognise when pupils are thinking and learning
- Learn how to recognise when science is working well in the classroom.
Target audience:
Primary teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, teacher educators and trainee teachers
This course lasts a minimum of half a day, but can be for a full day. It will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.
Available for:
SCIENCE
How to book this course:
Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course can transform teaching and learning in your organisation.
Charges are calculated on a course by course basis, but are typically between £450 and £950 per day, plus expenses, depending on the size of the organisation and number of people attending. Special subsidised rates apply to some of our courses and for trainee teachers.
