Featured CPD activities

Technicians supporting: biology 11-16NY604

Biology can often be seen as the science subject with few practicals that are engaging and work successfully. On this course we will change that perception through a diverse range of practicals developed by ourselves and others that will highlight that biology can be taught through...

Leading primary scienceRX005

School pupils are likely to have missed some core learning which will require your long-term curriculum map to be adjusted in the short-term. This course supports subject leaders to clearly define the curriculum across the school and enable them to effectively support teachers,...

Technicians : Maintaining your prep roomRX022

Maintaining a science prep room can pose a number of challenges. Explore strategies to organise your prep room in an efficient way to maximise the operational side of delivering practical science lessons. You will look at ways to streamline practical requestions as well as how to document inventories and safety...

Reaching for grade 9 in scienceNY270

Review strategies to enable the students with high prior attainment to aim for grade 9 by allowing them to develop a much deeper understanding of the science content and context.
Look at how you can help students create complex schema, provide high quality practical work and...

Developing the established primary science leaderNY003

If you have been a primary science subject leader for three years or more, this course will give you the strategies and support to help you move science forward in your school.  You will explore current best practice and identify ways of implementing this in your school. You will be able to extend your teaching...

Technicians: Health and SafetyRX023

Technicians are at the heart of every science department, playing a crucial role in supporting effective practical work. With this comes a role in ensuring that the department is safe.  Develop a good foundation for carrying out effective health and safety, to support you in your job, but also to support teachers...

Understanding the primary science curriculumNY062

Over this 4-day course you will learn how to effectively and confidently deliver the primary science curriculum and build your in-depth subject knowledge. You will also participate in practical tasks aimed at bringing primary science to life.You will discover how to get children to ask and answer scientific questions...

Physics for non-specialistsNY201

Designed to provide teachers with the knowledge of core concepts at KS3 and KS4. This course is for science teachers who are not physics specialists or those who need to build their confidence in teaching physics. We will cover a wide range of topics, developing the substantive and...

Leading assessment, moderation and tracking in primary scienceNY032

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to assessment. However this course will give primary subject leaders and teachers the opportunity to explore best practice in primary science assessment and a chance to investigate the resources that are available in the wider educational world.This course is ideal for primary...

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Upcoming CPD courses

Online Science CPD Subscription for your primary school

We are delighted to be launching a comprehensive package of Online Science CPD subscription to support schools...

GCSE physics subject knowledge, pedagogy & core practicals - 26 June

Maintained schools are eligible for Teacher Release Payment of 50% for this course -...

Secondary Practical package Chemistry/Physics/Biology

Start date 26 June 2024

We can support you in identifying the CPD support that you need, provide CPD activity...

Search and sort algorithms - remote

An understanding of algorithms is fundamental to success in computer science. To reach...

SPN Code Bespoke CPD for Shipston

We can support you in identifying the CPD support that you need, provide CPD activity directly from our programme of...

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Popular CPD related resources

Louis Pasteur

Marvellous Microbes I: the Pasteurs

These materials, from the Microbiology Society look at the work of Louis Pasteur and helps students to understand the growth of yeast. There are three resources that can be used together or separately and are suitable for Key Stage Two or Three students.

Marvellous microbes ...

The Solar Spark

The Solar Spark educational resources are produced by the SUPERGEN Excitonic Solar Cells Consortium. This is a group of research scientists from eight UK universities working together to do scientific research on Excitonic Solar Cells. Researchers work in the areas of polymer solar cells, dye-...

Indices and surds

This resource contains ten problems which require students to think, explore and explain the mathematical topic of indices and surds. The problems require students to not only be able to manipulate expressions containing indices and surds but also be able to explain and justify how conclusions...

Tales from the Prep Room

The Prep Room plays a crucial role in the Royal Institution’s public communication of science. It is where all the equipment and demonstrations are prepared for Royal Institution events - not least the annual Christmas Lectures. This series provides a range of hands-on experiments and...

EV3 Activities for the Busy Teacher

This sample of a teacher guide introduces basic robotics using Lego EV3 hardware and software – the activities are based upon a single robot model which can be constructed from the education core set.

Students learn about basic movement of the robot rover in the context of space...