South West ECT Network Package RN913 / D03

Being a member of the Science Learning Partnership Early Career Network will support you during your Initial teacher training, ECT and RQT years. Open to all secondary science early career teachers, this network will enable you to engage in the latest research and developments in science education and will provide opportunities to collaborate and share best practice with other early career teachers across the region.

Why subscribe to the network?

Research has shown that science teachers are more likely to leave the profession than teachers of other subjects and that this loss is highest within the first five years of teaching and with increasing demands on ALL teachers, it is harder for departments to offer extra support to early career teachers. 

The last academic year has seen science teacher recruitment remain challenging in the South West.  It can also be easier for early career teachers to share concerns and ideas with other same stage teachers.

Network sessions for the 2022 – 2023 academic year are as follows:

8th February 2023 Misconceptions and threshold concepts8th March 2023 Practical’s with purpose18th April 2023 Managing behaviour in science10th May 2023 Literacy in Science with a focus on low attainers17th June 2023 Maths in Science5th July 2023 Retrieval Practice and Metacognition

What will it cost?

• 6 Network session subscription £150 per school (Maintained)

Please note if you school is signed up to the Subject leader Package for Cornwall or Plymouth this will be included as part of your package, please email slpswwm@adfecto.org.uk to make your booking.

We have a number of teacher release payments available - please email slpswwm@adfecto.org.uk to find out how much your school can save.