General science courses. STEM CPD LIVE* Remote delivery for science teachers and leads.
The following packages provide opportunities to network and learn with colleagues in the same role in other schools. The sessions are aimed at subject leaders and other key school staff. Each session is professionally facilitated by STEM consultants.
* These courses are live and not recorded and cannot be watched back at a later date.
BOOKINGS
Online bookings close 24 hours before the course start date. Last minute bookings can be made by email and not the website.
For any queries regarding a course please contact Anna Cummings on STEM@dtsa.org.uk.
FEES
Fees shown are for maintained (state-funded) schools.
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STEM Careers: Ideas, Activities and Support
RK384 B03
This professional development episode supports teachers in Initial Teacher Training (ITT) to gain awareness of a range of ways that students can receive STEM career learning, including in lessons, through meeting STEM Ambassadors, participating in STEM Clubs and other enrichment activities.This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
Keeping Science Practical – Teacher Workshop 3 (Purposeful Practical)
RK358 B03
By invitation from Rob Butler only as one of the 55 schools in his project
The Gatsby Good Practical Science report is the starting point for this course as schools return to embedding hands-on practical science into their curriculum delivery.
You will develop tools and strategies to ensure that practical work that you incorporate into your teaching / curriculum is purposeful and builds on prior learning. You will also consider the importance of apparatus and techniques and working scientifically and you will reflect on your coverage of these areas in your own curriculum.
You will look at some required practicals and plan progression through the curriculum from the perspective of both substantive and disciplinary knowledge that is required to be developed for the practical to be completed successfully. There will also be consideration of the demands of some practical activities and strategies that can be introduced to reduce the cognitive load of the task.
Finally you will consider the facilities and technical support that is required for effective practical science. You will reflect on your own setting and share ideas and good practice about issues you may have with lab space and facilities.
The course is suitable for early career and established teachers as well as subject leaders. There will be some differentiation of tasks during the course depending upon your role.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- identify the strengths and areas of development for your teaching / curriculum provision against the Gatsby Practical Benchmarks
- evaluate your secondary science teaching / curriculum to determine how well you develop progression of disciplinary knowledge to support higher student attainment in core
- support students in practical activities by considering the demands and using tools and strategies to reduce cognitive load
- consider strategies to overcome challenges in your own context in delivering effective practical science
EP2502 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Vision and leading teams (including running effective meetings and difficult conversations)
RK219 A12
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the areas of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 B16
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EP2206 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Vision and leading teams (including running effective meetings and difficult conversations)
RK219 B16
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the Areas of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 A12.
EP2502 Supporting Students to Reach Grades 7-9
RK298 A241
This session will focus on the skills needed by core and higher attaining students. You will look at strategies to develop and integrate higher level skills within your schemes of learning.
Free for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Northampton and Leicester.
Bookings from outside this funded area should instead book onto RK298 A242.
Supporting Students to Reach Grades 7-9
RK298 A242
This session will focus on the skills needed by core and higher attaining students. You will look at strategies to develop and integrate higher level skills within your schemes of learning.
Planning and Delivering a Remote Science Lesson
RX026 KB02
Develop the skills required to deliver remote science lessons in an effective and engaging way for your learners. You will have opportunity to consider the most effective ways of using the technology available and will be able to practise and reflect on mapping your existing lessons towards remote delivery.
Dates:
- 11 January 2024
- 6 February 2024
- 6 March 2024
Venue: Online
Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £100
EP2206 Linking Your STEM Curriculum to Careers
RK382 B02
This course explores ideas for developing STEM career learning content in lessons and extra-curricular activities.
This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
This course has been funded by the Bosworth Enthuse partnership for schools from the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas. Maintained schools outside this area will be cancelled as they are outside the funded area. Non-attendance will also be charged £80 to avoid wasting the funding.
EP2502 Health and Safety for Early Career Science Teachers
RX019 KA01
Support those who are new to teaching science with the fundamentals of safe and effective practical work. We will cover what is needed in a school lab, how to produce risk assessments that help you and others do the practical well and give you support in dealing with things that can go wrong.
For schools from the East Midlands area only. Bookings from outside this area will be cancelled.
Dates:
- 15 January 2024
- 29 January 2024
- 26 February 2024
Venue: Online
Time: 4pm – 5pm
Cost: Free
EP2502 Health and Safety for Early Career Science Teachers
RX019 KA01
Support those who are new to teaching science with the fundamentals of safe and effective practical work. We will cover what is needed in a school lab, how to produce risk assessments that help you and others do the practical well and give you support in dealing with things that can go wrong.
For schools from the East Midlands area only. Bookings from outside this area will be cancelled.
Dates:
- 18 January 2024
- 29 January 2024
- 26 February 2024
Venue: Online
Time: 4pm – 5pm
Cost: Free
Integrating Climate Change into the Secondary Curriculum
RK359 B07
Climate change is among the greatest threats and challenges of our time. From scientific analysis and technology to global political debate, tackling climate change requires a multi-disciplinary approach and encompasses a wide range of topics. During this course, you will learn about the science behind climate change, the strategies that are being employed to tackle the problem and explore creative ways to integrate this topic into the secondary curriculum.
A number of schools are eligible for a subsidy upon attendance of this course. To find out if your school is eligible please email stem@dtsa.org.uk.
£400 bursary is available to Tier 2 and Tier 3 schools only.
Who is it for?
This course is for secondary subject leaders, teachers and trainee teachers.
What topics are covered?
- Evidence for human-caused climate change
- Impacts of climate change
- How can individuals help tackle climate change?
- How is business and technology helping to tackle climate change
Dates:
- 22 January 2024
- 26 February 2024
Venue: Online
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: £200 (£400 bursary available to eligible schools)
EP2332 Effective Intervention for Aspiring Grade 5 Students
RK298 B102
Effective intervention for aspiring grade 5 students.
For schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. All other bookings will be cancelled.
Effective Intervention for Aspiring Grade 5 Students
RK298 B101
Effective intervention for aspiring grade 5 students.
What Should An Effective Team Meeting Look Like
RK298 B103
In this part of our Middle Leadership Essentials series, we look at how to run an impactful meeting that makes good use of your teachers’ valuable time.
Who doesn’t love meetings? Let’s be honest: pretty much everyone. But as a middle leader, ensuring that you create space and time for communication and reflection among your team is likely to be a key part of your role.
So, how can you do it in a way that is effective, time efficient and doesn’t make everyone wish the meeting had been an email instead?
EP2502 Narrowing the Gap: Supporting Disadvantaged Learners in Science
RX036 KA02
School closures due to COVID-19 have impacted more negatively on disadvantaged learners than non-disadvantaged peers. This course brings together the findings from research on the barriers to the progress of disadvantaged learners and identifies the areas where are likely to have impact in the classroom. Strategies to support learners with aspects of literacy, scientific reasoning and metacognition are explored with participants also sharing their own good practice.
For schools from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only. Bookings from outside this area will be cancelled.
EP2502 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Finance and recruitment
RK219 A13
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the areas of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 B17.
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EP2206 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Finance and recruitment
RK219 B17
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the Areas of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 A13.
EP2502 Sequencing and Developing a Range of Skills Within the Science curriculum from Y7 to Y11. Developing ideas within the curriculum content leading to an understanding of the most complex content.
RK298 A169
Attendees from other areas should book onto course RK298 A180. Sequencing and developing a range of skills within the science curriculum from Y7 to Y11. Developing ideas within the curriculum content leading to an understanding of the most complex content.
Free for attendees from Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton. Other bookings will be cancelled.
Sequencing and Developing a Range of Skills Within the Science curriculum from Y7 to Y11. Developing ideas within the curriculum content leading to an understanding of the most complex content.
RK298 A180
Sequencing and developing a range of skills within the science curriculum from Y7 to Y11. Developing ideas within the curriculum content leading to an understanding of the most complex content.
For attendees from all areas.
Attendees from Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton should book onto the free course RK298 A169.
EP2206 STEM Careers: Ideas, Activities and Support
RK384 B01
This professional development episode supports teachers in Initial Teacher Training (ITT) to gain awareness of a range of ways that students can receive STEM career learning, including in lessons, through meeting STEM Ambassadors, participating in STEM Clubs and other enrichment activities.This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
This course has been funded by the Bosworth Enthuse partnership for schools from the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas. Maintained schools outside this area will be cancelled as they are outside the funded area. Non-attendance will also be charged £80 to avoid wasting the funding.
EP2502 Developing Student Skills to Understand the Depth and Breadth of GCSE Curriculum content. How to use self-regulated and quantitative assessment for improvement.
RK298 A210
For schools from Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton only. Other bookings will be cancelled.
Attendees from other areas should book onto course RK298 A211.
Developing Student Skills to Understand the Depth and Breadth of GCSE Curriculum content. How to use self-regulated and quantitative assessment for improvement.
RK298 A211
Developing student skills to understand the depth and breadth of GCSE curriculum content. How to use self-regulated and quantitative assessment for improvement.
For attendees from all areas. Attendees from Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton should book onto course RK298 A210.
Making STEM a Focus for Your Careers Strategy
RK383 B03
This professional development experience is designed to support Governors and leadership teams to understand the contribution that STEM career learning bring to a school careers strategy.
This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
EP2502 Diagnostic Teaching and Dealing With Misconceptions in Secondary Science
RX038 KA01
Supporting students to detect, understand and correct their own, and other’s misconceptions is at the heart of diagnostic teaching. Through implementation of strategies and tools, we will look at how diagnostic teaching can be supported in the virtual classroom, or through a blended learning approach, to support improvement in student outcomes.
For schools from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only. Bookings from outside this area will be cancelled.
EP2502 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Data analysis, self-evaluation and effective lesson observations
RK219 A14
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the areas of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 B18.
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EP2206 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Data analysis, self-evaluation and effective lesson observations
RK219 B18
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the Areas of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 A14.
Planning and Delivering a Remote Science Lesson
RX026 KB03
Develop the skills required to deliver remote science lessons in an effective and engaging way for your learners. You will have opportunity to consider the most effective ways of using the technology available and will be able to practise and reflect on mapping your existing lessons towards remote delivery.
Dates:
- 17 April 2024
- 8 May 2024
- 5 June 2024
Venue: Online
Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £100
Effective Group Work in Science
RK298 A273
We know that scientists often work as part of a team – sharing parts of a larger task and collaborating to ensure success as a group. We also know that our learners need to start this collaborative working when they are in our schools, not because they need these skills later on, but because they need them now.
This workshop will unpick how to get learners working effectively in practical and classroom scenarios to improve their group work and plan for progression.
Linking Your STEM Curriculum to Careers
RK382 B04
This course explores ideas for developing STEM career learning content in lessons and extra-curricular activities.
This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
EP2502 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Effective action planning and leading change
RK219 A15
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the areas of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 B19.
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EP2206 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Effective action planning and leading change
RK219 B19
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the Areas of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 A15.
EP2502 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Health and safety for science leaders
RK219 A16
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the areas of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 B20.
EP2206 New to Leading Science or Aspiring Science – Health and safety for science leaders
RK219 B20
The aim of these half-termly network meetings is to offer support and guidance to those new to leadership in science or aspiring to be leaders in secondary science. It will provide the opportunity for new/ aspiring leaders to come together, learn and share ideas promoting excellent teaching of science. Each session will include an expert who has experience of being a Head of Science.
This Network meeting is FREE for New Science Leaders or Aspiring Science Leaders in State funded schools in the Areas of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Any person booking from outside of these areas will be cancelled.
For schools in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas please book for FREE onto the sister course RK219 A16.
REGISTRATION, BOOKING AND FEES
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For any other queries regarding a course please contact Anna Cummings on STEM@dtsa.org.uk.
FACE-TO-FACE & PAST COURSES
In-person courses are available in your local area which are great for networking and practicals, and a list of past courses is available to view showing courses we are able to run again on request.
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire and Leicester, Leicestershire & Northants Science Learning Partnerships (SLP), trading as Developing Teachers of Science Association (DTSA), cover the entire geographical area including Derby, Nottingham, Leicester & Northampton for STEM Learning UK.
Our aim is to allow all staff to support students to ensure they are the best that they can be. We are proud to have provided teachers, technicians and other educators with high impact, subject-specific professional development in science and the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.