Developing Subject Knowledge, Skills and Understanding for Teaching and Learning in Science

Aims

To develop the subject knowledge, skills and understanding for high quality science teaching and learning in the primary classroom.

Overview

This three-part programme supports primary practitioners to reflect on and improve their teaching of science. Each session lasts half a day.

Session 1 looks at what we choose to teach (live via Zoom)

• Creating a rationale that ensures better engagement and retention in science
• Ensuring you have a rich progression in skills and knowledge
• What should we include in the ‘perfect’ science lesson?

Session 2 is an on-demand recording to support reflection and activities. It will explore five ideas for outstanding science, including:

• Broadening our understanding of science enquiry
• Expanding and enriching scientific vocabulary
• Making practical experiments work

Session 3 explores how we teach science, and how we establish and evidence our impact (live via Zoom)

• Is there a ‘Greater Depth’ in science, and how might we teach it?
• Assessment approaches that don’t divert focus and energy from the real substance of learning
• Teaching “uses and implications” in other subject areas while maintaining high standards in science

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge

Carl Sagan

Click to watch the 10 Minute Teaser with David Maytham, CEO TT Education and James Lewis depty of School Improvement, recorded 24.5.21