Primary Courses

Facilitator Name: Anthony Lees

Course Code:RN124 / C02

Session Date:
Monkerton Primary School: 17th November 2023: 09:30 - 16:00

This course is designed to equip school and college based colleagues (teachers and technicians) with the skills to become an effective Course Leader of subject-specific CPD. It explores what makes CPD effective and how its impact can be evaluated as well as providing new Course Leaders with the strategies and tools they need when leading learning with adults.

Facilitator Name: Dale Lawson

Course Code: RN124 / C05

Session Date:
Broadclyst Primary School - 2nd January 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Amidst a knowledge-rich curriculum, teachers can find it challenging to ensure that working scientifically skills are meaningfully embedded, well-delivered, and are valued as genuine, measurable opportunities for children to learn.

Getting to grips with primary science will be a day centred on exploration: how can I make my science curriculum tangible and impactful? The day will also provide an opportunity to understand how the teaching of vocabulary can be an important vehicle to help strive for stronger progress.

Facilitator Name: Dale Lawson

Course Code: TBC

Session Date:
Monkerton Primary School - 18th January 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Where there has been a drop in attainment in science it is important to identify and evaluate possible causes and consider strategies for making good lessons outstanding.

During this course you will make use of self-evaluation strategies to develop an understanding of the key issues relating to the raising of attainment in your school.

Facilitator Name: Mike Howard

Course Code:NY076 / D23

Session Date:
Colyton Grammar School - 25th January: 09:00-16:00
Colyton Grammar School - 25th January: 09:00-16:00
Colyton Grammar School - 8th February: 09:00-16:00
Colyton Grammar School - 22nd February: 09:00-16:00
Colyton Grammar School - 21st March: 09:00-16:00

Whether you are new to the role of science subject leader or have been the leader for a couple of years, you will be supported to bring about change at a whole school level. You will receive guidance, advice and support to help you understand the role of the subject leader and find out about science in your school. Mapped to the NPQLT framework, the course will provide a solid foundation for those wishing to continue their leadership journey further.

The course explores 5 key themes: what is science like in my school, essential skills for leading primary science, assessment for learning, leading teaching and learning and raising the profile of science. Throughout the course, you will also be provided with the skills and knowledge development to allow you to reflect on and consolidate your role.

Access to a self-paced, online assessment course is also included. This will support you to further develop effective assessment strategies for improving children’s progress in primary science.

Facilitator Name: Abigail Fleming

Course Code: RN114 / C04

Session Date:
Yeo Valley Primary School - 1st February 2024: 09:30 - 15:30

You will explore a range of strategies designed to improve children's ability to use scientific language. You will be able to maximise the opportunities for developing literacy skills and improving attainment in science by planning lessons in which children communicate science ideas, knowledge and understanding.

Facilitator Name: Michael Kimber

Course Code: RN026 / C15

Session Date:
The Bridge - 28th February 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

To develop the independence of children thinking and communicating as real scientists is essential to deepen their scientific understanding. You will be able to facilitate and create rich, effective and exciting strategies that provide opportunities that embed and extend scientific skills

Facilitator Name: Michael Kimber

Course Code: FD101 / NC08

Session Date:
Monkerton Primary School - 7th March 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

This is the first course for teachers and other educational consultants who wish to become accredited with CPD Quality Mark

This course is designed to equip school and college based colleagues (teachers and technicians) with the skills to become an effective Course Leader of subject-specific CPD. It explores what makes CPD effective and how its impact can be evaluated as well as providing new Course Leaders with the strategies and tools they need when leading learning with adults.

Facilitator Name: Michael Kimber

Course Code: FD102 / NC09

Session Date:
Online - 18th April 2024: 09:30 - 12:00

This course is for teachers and other educational consultants who are undertaking Stage 1 of the Professional Development Leader Programme and who wish to become accredited with CPD Quality Mark

You should have completed FD101 before completing this course.

This course will enable participants to understand more about STEM Learning, our programmes and our expectations. We will cover how our programmes have research and evidence embedded within them and how we maximise impact to those accessing our CPD. We will explain how we support our Professional Development Leaders who facilitate our courses through the provision of course materials and how these can used to plan delivery. The STEM Learning processes of the Impact Toolkit and STEM Certificates will also be covered to ensure that, as course deliverers, you will be able to encourage participants to engage with these systems.

Facilitator Name:Michael Kimber

Course Code: RN101 / C06

Session Date:
The Bridge - 24th April 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Good subject leadership has a positive impact on the quality of science teaching in primary schools. You will explore a range of strategies to audit and lead science in your school, understand your role more fully and be able to identify and promote effective primary science.

Facilitator Name: Michael Kimber

Course Code:RN026 / C16

Session Date:
Colyton Grammar School - 25th April: 09:00-16:00

To develop the independence of children thinking and communicating as real scientists is essential to deepen their scientific understanding. You will be able to facilitate and create rich, effective and exciting strategies that provide opportunities that embed and extend scientific skills.

Facilitator Name: Yolande Ifold

Course Code: RN027 / C01

Session Date:
Monkerton Primary School - 16th May 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Science in EYFS is all about ‘Understanding the World’. Discover how it provides a rich context full of awe, wonder and curiosity where children can develop valuable skills of literacy, language and communication. Develop your understanding of how adult interactions and stimulating environments impact on children’s learning and consider how to embed the aims of the new EYFS Framework into this area of the curriculum.

Facilitator Name: Mike Howard

Course Code:NY076 / D23

Session Date:
Colyton Grammar School - 16th May: 09:00-12:30

This course examines the latest developments in primary science assessment. Teachers and subject leaders will understand the role of both formative and summative assessment in primary science and know how to implement them in their schools. It explores strategies for assessment and develops confidence to make reliable teacher assessment of learning in science and identify children’s next steps.

Facilitator Name:TBC

Course Code:RP101

Session Date:
The Bridge - 21st May 2024:

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Facilitator Name: Michael Kimber

Course Code:

Session Date:
Monkerton Primary School - 6th June 2024: 09:30 - 12:00

This course is for teachers and other educational consultants who are undertaking Stage 1 of the Professional Development Leader Development Programme and who wish to become accredited with CPD Quality Mark

You should have completed FD101 and FD102 before completing this course.

This course looks at what can help make science CPD as effective as possible, with some practical guidance for science staff. It starts by exploring what the evidence suggests and then looks at how this can be put into practice. The whole process of running a course is considered: starting at the planning phase as outcomes are written; examining the sort of activities (including assessment) that could be part of the CPD itself; and finishing with techniques to support participants post-course. It will also examine why and how we should be involving science practical work in our science CPD, and what we can do to improve engagement from all staff.

Facilitator Name:Jim Green

Course Code: RN113 / C03

Session Date:
Yeo Valley Primary School - 20th June 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Collecting, analysing and presenting data in primary science requires and provides opportunity for the use and development of mathematical skills.

Throughout this course, you will identify how to maximise your pupils' opportunities to develop their numeracy skills and improve attainment in science by planning lessons in which children effectively handle data. You will be provided with skills and tools to support the implementation of developing mathematics skills in your science lessons.

Facilitator Name: Katie Lawson

Course Code: RN103 / C07

Session Date:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary - 27th June 2024: 09:30 - 16:00

Where there has been a drop in attainment in science it is important to identify and evaluate possible causes and consider strategies for making good lessons outstanding.

During this course you will make use of self-evaluation strategies to develop an understanding of the key issues relating to the raising of attainment in your school.