Science Strategy Leaders Group
This series of Science Subject Leader Strategy Meetings will help to develop leadership skills such as monitoring, supporting colleagues and raising the profile of science.
We will consider progression in science content and working scientifically and consider how to ensure and monitor progression across the primary age range.
This year, there will also be a session on effective practice and provision in the teaching and application of key science skills in Early Years.
Throughout the year, we will share outcomes and resources to celebrate science and support raising its profile in school. Each session will include an update on key policy and/ or resource updates to support
subject leaders and their colleagues in school.
Details of the sessions and gap tasks are below
Focus of session Gap tasks
Session 1 – 15th October 2020 (Twilight) Liz Southwell
Update on key statutory guidance/ new resources with the main aims:
• Revisit progression in working scientifically skills.
• Consider how to identify gaps in learning or how to elicit understanding in order to inform planning
• Identify action plan priorities.
Gap Tasks
• Complete whole school investigation to monitor progression in working scientifically skills
• Book scrutiny with a focus on differentiation, bringing a range of attainment evidence to session 3
Session 2 – 12th November 2020 (pm) Helen Tate
The course will enable Science Leads to:
• Explore the statutory curriculum requirements in the EYFS including developmental stages of early science.
• Develop a further understanding of how the environment, indoors and outdoors, can support scientific exploration & thinking and children’s understanding of the world around them.
• Consider how to further effectively support and monitor effectiveness of teaching and learning in the Early Years
Session 3 – 14th January 2021 (pm) Liz Southwell
Update on research/ guidance and new resources with the main aims:
• Feedback on progression in working scientifically skills, considering key areas for development
• Consider a range of attainment in science from book scrutiny evidence and how to support and/ or challenge, including ways to develop the use of scientific vocabulary
Gap Tasks
• Supporting staff to map working scientifically skills
• Disseminate and trial differentiation strategies
Session 4 – 18th March 2021 (pm) Liz Southwell
Update on research and new resources.
Feedback on Gap Task outcomes
Main aims:
• Share and moderate learning evidence
• Consider the range of evidence available to make assessments and to identify gaps in learning
• Consider when and how teachers use science data, including monitoring opportunities for working scientifically
• Revisit action plan and agree key priorities for Term
WGSP Members: FoC
Non Members: £40 Zoom, £50/F2F session or £180 for all four sessions