Newham Learning - Science

The purpose of this group is to support middle leaders and teachers of science. It aims to help them develop their the following for computing:

• The curriculum

• Subject-specific leadership

• Subject knowledge

• Subject-specific pedagogy

Newham Learning is working in partnership with STEM Learning through our local Science Learning Partnership, based at Alexandra Park School to continue the programme of meetings and training for teachers and leaders of science. Participants of sessions that were organised in the summer term of 2021-22 found these sessions to be helpful.

Subject leadership and subject knowledge meetings are free to access for teachers and leaders in schools that are Newham Learning members.

Attendance at the events will help leaders be confident that their curriculum plans are fit for purpose and up-to-date, that they are leading the subject well and that they can support teachers of the subject with their teaching and subject knowledge. This will help pupils succeed in science and develop the desire to study the subject in the longer term.

The subject knowledge sessions will have a specific focus each time and can be attended by leaders and class teachers. We can also accept multiple participants from schools, provided spaces are available. They will focus on developing both the knowledge of the subject that is required to teach it well, and also the subject-specific pedagogy required to teach the subject knowledge and disciplinary knowledge.

This offer is particularly pertinent for schools that are due to receive an Ofsted Inspection in the short or medium term as a subject ‘Deep Dive’ will focus on these issues.

Dates:

13 November 2023

15 January 2024

26 February 2024

22 April 2024

10 June 2024

Venue: Keir Hardie Primary School. 13 Robertson Road, Canning Town, London E16 1FZ

Time: 1 - 3.30 pm

Booking link: https://www.stem.org.uk/cpd/529062/newham-primary-science-network-5-sessions-invite-only

Also, here is  a link to the flyer for the STEM Conference at UCL on 07 November. Newham Learning schools may be able to access this for free.

Primary science conference pathways: https://www.stem.org.uk/cpd/526147/stem-conference-primary-pathways

Secondary science conference pathways: https://www.stem.org.uk/cpd/526167/stem-london-conference-secondary-and-post-16-pathways

To help circulate to subject leaders and coordinators, a link to this page can be found here. This is a live page and will be kept up-to-date throughout the year and will include links to other specific training that becomes available (please note that some of the additional CPDL sessions may include a cost - where this is the case, this will be made clear. As a reminder, all of the subject leader and subject knowledge network meetings are free to access for Newham Learning members). More details can be found on the events page here.

Newham Learning members can get involved by completing this form. This network is part of your Newham Learning subscription so is provided at no cost to member schools.

Other schools and trusts can also get involved by emailing newhamlearning.org@gmail.com. Costs may apply to non-members for attendance at networks and events.

Social Media

Join in for Science chat on Twitter by following the hashtag #ASEchat, led by @ASEChat. This takes place weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00pm. This is suitable for primary and secondary science practitioners and leaders.

For secondary colleagues, you can also join in with subject specific chat by following the hashtag #ChatPhysics led by @ChatPhysics. This takes place weekly on Twitter on Thursday at 7:00pm. #ChatChemistry, led by @ChatChemistry is available every Wednesday at 8:00pm. #ChatBiology, led by @chatbiology is available every Tuesday at 8:30pm.

Subject Associations

The Association of Science Education (ASE) is the main subject association for science teaching in the UK. You can visit the website here https://www.ase.org.uk/

For subject specific support, there are also, the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) - https://www.rsb.org.uk/, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - https://www.rsc.org/ and the Institute of Physics (IOP) - https://www.iop.org/. These organisations are for support of the subject in all areas and not just education, but have educational sections and resources available.

Curriculum Hub

We are working with the main curriculum hub for science - the Science Learning Partnership, which is overseen by STEM Learning. You can visit the STEM Learning website here https://www.stem.org.uk/. The site has access to many free resources and to access them you will need a STEM Learning account. You can create your free account here https://www.stem.org.uk/user/register?destination=node/451564