This series equips science leaders with key knowledge to enhance their leadership skills. With six webinars covering essential topics, it’s a valuable resource to support leadership throughout the academic year.
Recordings of the full series are now available. Complete the form below to purchase access.
Webinar 1:
How do I audit science & write an action plan?
Science leaders – learn how to find out what is happening in science at your school. By the end of this session you will:
- Be aware of what should be audited in primary science.
- Learn why we should be auditing.
- Know, in practical terms, what auditing looks like.
We consider how auditing feeds into your action plan and School Improvement Plan.
Presenting this webinar was Kulvinder Johal, PSTT’s Priority Areas Mentor and Regional Mentor.
Webinar 2:
Reviewing your primary science curriculum
This webinar, led by Regional Mentor Kate Redhead, explores the elements of a successful primary science curriculum and gives delegates the opportunity to reflect on the strengths and areas for improvement in their subject. Aimed at new and existing science leaders, this session will explore a breadth of approaches to this area, including:
- Efficient methods for ensuring curriculum coverage.
- Strategies for linking within science and across the wider curriculum.
Webinar 3:
Assessment in primary science – making it manageable and meaningful
In this webinar, we talk about using assessment to inform responsive teaching and support learning. We reflect on what we ask children to record for assessment purposes. We showcase a range of freely available resources and explain how you can use these for elicitation of children’s prior knowledge to support your planning, and for assessment of children’s subject knowledge and enquiry skills. We consider how all these strategies can be brought together for summative reporting and the challenges that teachers face in balancing the manageability of assessment processes with validity and reliability.
When you finish this session, you will:
- Have a range of Assessment for Learning strategies to try in your classroom.
- Have an awareness of how PLAN resources and TAPS focused assessment plans can support your planning, assessment and moderation.
- Be aware of how you could use the TAPS pyramid to evaluate and develop your school’s assessment processes.
Presenters for this webinar were Kulvinder Johal, PSTT’s Priority Areas Mentor and Regional Mentor, and Alison Trew, PSTT’s Regional Mentor and Project Manager.
Webinar 4:
Effective monitoring in primary science
In this webinar, we begin by establishing a rationale for why we monitor in primary science and how this gives science leaders the evidence needed to develop their subject across the school. We reflect on a range of different approaches to monitoring and how these can be used effectively to enhance primary science teaching and learning. Aimed at new and existing science leaders, this session explores:
- Different monitoring strategies and their uses
- How to ensure monitoring has impact on practice
This webinar was presented by Kathryn Horan, PSTT’s Regional Mentor.
Webinar 5:
Different approaches to moderation in primary science
In this webinar, we consider how effective moderation can help science leaders identify strengths and areas for improvement in their subject. Regional Mentor, Kate Redhead, will explore how moderation can ensure accuracy and consistency in science, as well as considering the options available for making best use of this tool. Watch to learn more on:
- How moderation can have impact for science leaders.
- What the options are.
- Where to start.
Webinar 6:
Reviewing impact on science teaching and learning – reflection and next steps
In this webinar, we consider how to gauge impact over the past academic year in your setting by asking:
- What impact has there been on science teaching and learning?
- What are the appropriate next steps to improving the teaching and learning of science?
- How can we raise the profile of science?
Through asking these questions, we will create manageable, achievable goals for the next academic year.
Presenting this webinar was Kulvinder Johal, PSTT’s Priority Areas Mentor and Regional Mentor.
