Post-ITT Subject Knowledge Enhancement in Physics and Chemistry (Maths and Computing)
Places still available in chemistry, physics and computing. Are you a qualified teacher, teaching chemistry or physics without a specialism? Research clearly shows that teachers with subject specialism training are more effective in teaching that subject at secondary level.
The Mathematics and Science Learning Centre, University of Southampton is delighted to be working with Ringwood School and the SPELL Teaching School Alliance (Southern Partnership for Excellence in Leadership Learning) and Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance to co-deliver the Post-ITT Subject Knowledge Enhancement Programme (SKE) in physics and chemistry. We have developed an innovative programme involving face-to-face training, online provision by webinars, coaching and mentoring through subject specialist colleagues in schools, impact evaluation and a research poster-based dissemination event.
Our post-ITT SKE will complement your timetable in school. There will be opportunities to practice techniques in the classroom and to network with, and learn from, other practising teachers. In addition, participants will work with subject specialist mentors in school to extend and develop practice and collect evidence of impact.
All tutors have extensive teaching experience and are expert in teaching across a range of programmes including SKE, RSC and IoP CPD programmes, Science Learning Centre provision and more. Sessions will be differentiated to cover a range of participant levels and participants will use subject knowledge audits and action planning to support learning. Participants will be expected to work with a local subject specialist mentor and to collect evidence of impact of the programme in the classroom.
The programme will start in October 2014 and is shown in draft form below.
| Mentor training (for subject specialists in schools) |
Monday 27th October 2014 |
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Participant impact evaluation training and subject knowledge audit |
Friday 31st October 2014 |
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Face-to-face professional development sessions at MSLC – four between October 2014 and June 2015. |
Autumn term date Monday 15th December 2014 |
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After-school webinars (6) - October 2015 to June 2015 |
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Dissemination day at MSLC to include a poster session - July 2015 |
Notes for editors
The programme is FREE to attend.
Please complete the online survey to apply for a place; places will be allocated to eligible candidates according to date of application, so please do apply early. Call 023 8059 881 023 8059 8810 for more details or visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/education/news/events/2014/10/27_post_itt_ske.page?.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a place on the programme, you must meet the following criteria:
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you do not have an initial teacher training (ITT) specialism in chemistry or physics
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you are currently teaching in a maintained secondary school, maintained or non-maintained special school or academy and ideally have already taught some chemistry or physics for a year or more
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you will be teaching chemistry or physics across the age range of 11 to 16 or 11 to19 years for some or all of your timetable throughout the course
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your school is willing to support your application and provide opportunities to attend face-to-face taught sessions
Computing and Mathematics
Please note that the SPELL Teaching School Alliance are also offering a post-ITT SKE in Computing. Please contact Clare Adams (clare.adams@ringwood.hants.sch.uk) at Ringwood School for details.
Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance are offering post-ITT SKE in Mathematics. Please contact Barbara Rodgers (Barbara.Rodgers@maryroseacademy.info) for details.