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Welcome to the Autumn Term Primary Science Subject Leader meeting September 2013

Welcome to the Autumn Term Primary Science Subject Leader meeting September 2013. Please help yourself to a drink. We will start at 9.15a.m. What’s the quote?. Programme for the day. 9.15-9.45 Celebrations, Innovations and Key questions

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Welcome to the Autumn Term Primary Science Subject Leader meeting September 2013

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  1. Welcome to the Autumn TermPrimary Science Subject Leader meetingSeptember 2013 Please help yourself to a drink. We will start at 9.15a.m.

  2. What’s the quote?

  3. Programme for the day 9.15-9.45 Celebrations, Innovations and Key questions 9.45-10.45 Ofsted updates, reflection + discussions (Jane Lodge) 10.45 –11.00 11.00–11.45 Assessment and Accountability consultation (Jinny Crossley- Klinck) 11.45-12.30 EYFS and Profile data (Angela Jones) 12.30-1.15 1.15-1.30 Science Updates- data 1.30- 2.45 Progression in Working Scientifically 2.45-3.00 3.00-3.30 Working scientifically cont.-Implications for subject leaders in school / Action Planning 3.30-3.45 Summary and evaluations

  4. Celebrations, challenges and questions Sharing previous celebrations What ideas can you take from these for your school? Questions and challenges re assessment and developing consistency across the school and scientific enquiry? Further challenges What questions do you have about today? or in further meetings to discuss on your table? What are your prioritiesfor Science this year? Feedback your ideas

  5. Action/ target board Session 1 OfSTED Key points Session 5 Working scientifically Key actions Priorities Session 2 Assessment/ accountability Top Priority Session 4 Science Updates Session 3 EYFS profile data

  6. Ofsted UpdatesJane Lodge

  7. Refreshment Break

  8. Assessment and Accountability consultationJinny Crossley-Klinck

  9. National Curriculum Updates

  10. EYFS and Profile dataAngela Jones

  11. Lunch and Networking

  12. Science Updates.....

  13. UpdatesResponse to the NC Science(Aug 2013) • Purposes of study and aims for the science national curriculum in the statement includes that pupils “are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.” … no content links to this or reference to contemporary issues. • Teachers who may not have a science background could have difficulties interpreting the notes and guidance and following the content. • Secondary teachers may not be aware of scientific enquiry learnt at Primary. (Transition 2-3-4) • In order to ensure that pupils are given the optimum practical science experience SCORE suggests that the Department for Education highlights the SCORE equipment and consumables benchmarks to primary and secondary schools.

  14. Continuing Professional Development • What CPD are you leading in school for your own staff? Could this be supported by - • Improvement and Learning CPD offer • TSA CPD offer?

  15. Subject specific Progression in Working Scientifically What are we doing; and why?

  16. Objectives- what’s the point? Key Questions were identified in the Qs from last session around the following questions:- • What can we do re Working scientifically and science enquiry?- ideas • How will we know children are making progress? • How can we assess it? • What records should we keep? …and to help you and your staff with the Big picture re progression in Working Scientifically

  17. Intended outcomes • Identify the progression of key skill areas in the Working Scientifically • Exemplify the progression in an area of Working scientifically and explain this to our peers • Appraise key actions back in school for staff training. • Prioritise key actions for helping children make progress in science.

  18. What do you think these areas are? • Give us a clue………….

  19. Working Scientifically

  20. Working Scientifically • Look at the Working Scientifically sheet- highlight the progression in:- Questioning/Planning Observing/ carrying out Recording Analysing/ explaining/ reporting using the findings to explain……)

  21. Working Scientifically • Look at the Working Scientifically sheet- highlight the progression in:- • Questioning/Planning • Observing/ carrying out • Recording • Analysing/ explaining/ reporting • (using the findings to explain……)

  22. So What would we expect? Working Scientifically • Questioning/Planning • Observing/ carrying out • Recording • Analysing/ explaining/ reporting In EYFS; KS1; KS2 ?

  23. Working Scientifically Explain like I’m 5……… Here’s one I prepared earlier! Lather lamp! http://weirdsciencekids.com/Lavalamp.html

  24. Now it’s your turn.Bouncing balls- enquiry!

  25. Explain like I’m 5Bouncing balls Using the new POS and the draft progression document how would children progress in your given aspect of science enquiry? Explain to your peers (Like they are 5) what progression in this area would look like. • Progression in:- • Measuring • Tables • Graphs and charts • Explaining results

  26. Bouncing balls enquiry

  27. How could you use this, as a Leader of science back in your schools? Think; Pair; Share

  28. Gap task Delivering whole school training Ideas:- Starting point- • Same science investigation for whole school? (To support the staff re expectations for different key stages) • Writing in some scientific enquiry into existing schemes with expectations. • Assessment focus of scientific skill development in:- • measuring; • developing tables; • charts and graphs; • explaining results; Next time we will ask you what you have done back in schools re Working Scientifically.

  29. How would you know children were making progress? How will you measure and share the impact? What ideas do you have? T;P;S How could you you record progress? SoWs? Observations; learning walks; pupil voice; class display evidence? Moderation evidence; What records may you keep?

  30. What actions do we need to do that is different?

  31. How effective are your action plans and the actions identified? ‘Subject Leaders needs to be aware that they need to have evidence of actions taken and signs of impact.’ Recent Subject Leader quote after Ofsted

  32. Is this true of Science Action plans ? ‘Subject action plans in English are often rather vague about how to improve classroom teaching and tend to rely on changes to assessment alone.’ ‘Clear and specific actions to enhance teaching in English.’ Moving English forward report (March 2013) Science Science

  33. Is this true of Science Action plans ? ‘Subject action plans in English are often rather vague about how to improve classroom teaching and tend to rely on changes to assessment alone.’ ‘Clear and specific actions to enhance teaching in English.’ Moving English forward report (March 2013) Science Science

  34. Action Plans - discussion What are the key headings on your action plans? Who is involved in the monitoring of the action plans? How often does this happen? How do you evaluate the impact of the objectives? Are these flexible and updated depending on the changing needs of the school? Do you write these in isolation or with other SLs/SMT in the school?

  35. Evaluating the impact- thinking about last year • What were you evaluating against? • Was the strategy/action effective? • Does/did it need a flexible approach? • What is the data telling you? • Did/do you gather a range of views – SMT, teachers, Governors, other SLs, TAs, pupils? • Are the next steps indicated and noted? • How are the impact findings shared with staff etc during the year/end of the year?

  36. Examples

  37. Action Planning- Review • Based on the key actions last time what is the impact so far? • Do you need to make any adaptations based on today’s workshop. • How will you measure impact? • What are your next steps? Be prepared to share your ideas

  38. Action/ target board Session 1 OfSTED Key points Session 5 Working scientifically Key actions Priorities Session 2 Assessment/ accountability Top Priority Session 4 Science Updates Session 3 EYFS profile data

  39. Summary and Evaluations • Are there any implications from today that you need to consider as a Subject Leader? • Are there any questions that you need to know the answers to (in/out of school) as a Subject Leader? • What are your next steps?

  40. Science web sites for enquiry ideas • http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a4_resource/pages/sci-box/Aaa_main.htm • http://weirdsciencekids.com/FunExperiments.html • http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/40-cool-science-experiments-web

  41. What do you think these areas are? • Give us a clue………….

  42. Working Scientifically • Questioning and Planning

  43. Working Scientifically • Observing/ carrying out

  44. Working Scientifically • Recording

  45. Working Scientifically • Analysing/ explaining/ reporting • using the findings to explain……

  46. Celebrations, challenges and questions Feedback your ideas

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