Science Subject Leader's Impact on Teaching and Learning

1. Science Subject Leaders Log February 2011

2. Summary of Content This comprehensive log of the actions taken by the Science Leader shows the impact on the Teaching and Learning in the school. Examples are included here to illustrate it.

3. What the school says • The log shows the various actions taken by our school to achieve a range of targets. It details what the coordinator did alongside SLT and the staff at school, and the impact they had on the teaching and learning of science in our school. The log lists what we did, the reason behind it and what impact it had on the school, staff and children. It also shows how the actions helped to raise the profile of science in school and in the community. • The log details various activities including CPD sessions, planning changes, ordering resources, questionnaires to hear the pupil voice, evidence of monitoring, lists of visits and many more. It describes the tasks, how they were approached and what difference they made in school.

4. The impact for our school was ..... • We have raised the profile of science in our school as well as amongst the parents and local community. • We have also identified next steps for science at our school. Although we have made some great changes, made an impact and continued with lots of great practise, we now recognise where the gaps were and consider next steps as noted below. • Using the subject leader log has helped to understand the impact of our actions in school as well as to plan for future activities. I will continue to use the log as it will help to organise actions with greater impact as well as to ensure that there is a coverage of monitoring.

5. Science Subject Leaders Log

7. Evidence of home-school links. This Science challenge is set on three week alternating schedule.

10. Display showing Northside’s 12 principles of teaching science. This display helped to raise the profile of science in the school, to visitors and parents, as well as showing the children that the subject is important and valued at Northside. A new display was put up in the corridor next to this to show the effects of the principles on the teaching and learning of science and what impact it had on the children’s work and understanding. What do you like about science? Year 6 pupil: ‘Its always fun and the children are interactive with lessons’

13. Science Subject Leaders Comments I am in my third year of teaching and am gaining in confidence in knowing what my role as the coordinator should be. I am very enthusiastic about my role and completing a log like this has helped me to develop my role as subject leader very positively. I have learnt about what the role means and how to be a proactive leader in the subject. I enjoy science, both teaching it and learning more about it.

14. What we will do next • Plan out monitoring for the coming year to ensure it continues with a purpose and planned impact. • Planning science week with a clearer focus. • Look at assessment strategies. • Continue to develop recording the different, cross curricula science that has been going on in school.