The New Primary Science Curriculum: Understanding and Teaching Science for Lower Key Stage 2 Event

Time:: 10:00 - 16:00
Date:: 12 November 2013
Venue:: Mathematics and Science Learning Centre, level 3, building 29, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ

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 practical course will provide a deeper understanding of the new primary science curriculum and is suitable for subject leaders, teachers and teaching assistants.

This one day hands-on course aims to help teachers identify and teach the changes to the primary science curriculum from September 2014 for Lower Key Stage 2.

During the day teachers will improve their background knowledge of the new aspects and sample a host of practical ideas and activities to help teach the new areas.

Outcomes

Identify changes to the national curriculum for primary science and plan for the changes they need to make in their class
Understand the background knowledge for the new bits of the curriculum and know a variety of different ideas and activities to use with children when teaching the new bits
Describe the difference between “scientific enquiry” and “working scientifically” and know a host of ideas and activities suitable for their children

Teachers will leave with the ‘Teaching primary science in curriculum 2014’ pack produced by Primarily Science - this can then be freely adapted to suit the needs of individual schools.

Course Fee: £95 per person attending. This is for a full day of professional development, all course resources, lunch and refreshments.

Note there are also courses in understanding and teaching science specifically for Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 1.

Speaker information

Kate Blacklock,Primarily Science,Kate is a founder member of Primarily Science, an independent partnership consultancy specialising in providing training opportunities for all individuals and groups of professionals interested in primary education. Kate is a key primary science trainer for the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre (and Science Learning Centre South East that it has replaced). Along with her partners in Primarily Science, Kate develops and writes sessions offering practical support that is creative, manageable and most importantly, will make a difference in the classroom. Kate is also one of the creators of Discovery Dog.