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The University of Southampton
Southampton Education School

Planning for Teaching and Learning with the New Primary Science Curriculum 2014 (Kent) Event

Time:
10:00 - 16:00
Date:
23 June 2014
Venue:
Kent Science Resource Centre Building 730 Guillat Avenue Kent Science Park near Sittingbourne ME9 8GU

For more information regarding this event, please telephone Mathematics and Science Learning Centre on 02380 598810 or email mslc@soton.ac.uk .

Event details

This course (near Sittingbourne) aims to help teachers identify the changes to the primary science curriculum from September 2014 with guidance on implementing the changes in their schools. The course is suitable for KS1 and KS2 Primary Teachers and Science Subject Leaders.

During the day teachers will have the opportunity to evaluate the alternative approaches when moving from the old to the new, to improve their background knowledge of the new aspects while sampling a host of practical ideas and activities to help with the teaching of these new areas.


Outcomes

  • Identify changes to the national curriculum for primary science and plan for the changes needed
  • Understand the background knowledge for the new aspects of the curriculum and know a variety of ideas and activities to use with children
  • Describe the difference between “scientific enquiry” and “working scientifically” and have ideas to help bring about any necessary changes

Teachers will leave with the ‘Planning primary science in the curriculum 2014' pack produced by Primarily Science designed to save hours of work for busy science subject leaders -This can be freely adapted to suit the needs of individual schools.

Booking a place to attend
This one day course is £95 per teacher to attend for both state maintained and independent schools. This includes a full day of professional development, buffet lunch, refreshments and all course materials.


To book please email mslc@soton.ac.uk or call 02380 598810 stating name, job title, school and any dietary or accessibility requirements.

Speaker information

Debbie Eccles,Primarily Science,During her teaching career Debbie has held a number of roles including Science Coordinator and Acting Head. Following this she held Local Authority Primary Science Advisory roles in two local authorities. She has contributed to a range of innovative and well received resources, including being involved in the creation of the KS1 enquiry 'Discovery Dog' materials and 'Problem Pup' for children in the foundation stage. Debbie is a member of the North West ASE committee and regularly presents at both regional and national ASE conferences. She is an active member of NAIGS (National Advisers and Inspectors Group for Science) and helped to develop and deliver the primary science programme for the network of Science Learning Centres. She is now an independent consultant working in a partnership known as 'Primarily Science'. She is kept busy producing new primary science resources, providing consultancy, and delivering science courses, school based INSET and conference sessions locally, regionally and nationally.

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