This package is an opportunity to choose any 3 sessions from below.  These are full day sessions that will be delivered 9:15am-3:15pm at Ashton Community Science College, Aldwych Drive, Preston PR2 1SL.The same person does not have to attend all 3, you can choose different teachers to join each session. A...

Start date	26 Apr 2024
Location	Ashton-on-Ribble
Duration	3 Days
Fees	From £600.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

How we can start to prepare students for the GCSE (or equivalent) in Design and Technology from the very start of Year 7.There is a £30 Teacher Release Payment available from STEM Learning for maintained schools. Please note that this does not deduct the fee immediately.  You will receive an invoice for the...

Start date	29 Apr 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

Understand how curriculum planning and lesson delivery can support low attaining and SEND students.Develop practical strategies to provide effective support for these pupils in lessons to better prepare your pupils for examinations.Reflect on the latest research findings relating to effective strategies to enable low...

Start date	01 May 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

Increase confidence in our delivery of practical lessons through developing a deeper understanding of when to use them and some of the common pitfalls of practical activity, by:Considering why we do practical work in science;​Reflecting on how we best develop learners’ understanding and skills through...

Start date	09 May 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	2 Hours
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

Increase confidence in our delivery of practical lessons through developing a deeper understanding of when to use them and some of the common pitfalls of practical activity, by:Considering why we do practical work in science;​Reflecting on how we best develop learners’ understanding and skills through...

Start date	09 May 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

An introduction to basic programming software and hardware to develop fun and interactive schemes of work for KS3 and beyond.There is a £30 Teacher Release Payment available from STEM Learning for maintained schools. Please note that this does not deduct the fee immediately.  You will receive an invoice for...

Start date	13 May 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

We are delighted to present a programme of CPD designed to support the development and delivery of an excellent science curriculum. The 6 sessions examine the curriculum and how to teach it, by considering both substantive (content) and disciplinary (skills) knowledge, so that pupils gain an understanding of, as well...

Start date	20 May 2024
Location	Ellesmere Port
Duration	15 Hours
Fees	From £350.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

A subsidy of £125 may be available for this package, for further detail please contact janslpadmin@ashtoncsc.comThe EYFS Package will consist of:Making an impact in EYFS: Science as an enabling environment for early years literacy skills - 22nd May 2024Science in EYFS is all about ‘Understanding the World...

Start date	22 May 2024
Location
Duration	2 Hours
Fees	From £250.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

Secondary science teachers and non-subject specialist staff often have to teach parts of the curriculum which include sex and reproduction at KS3. Current practice often enforces the idea of a gender binary and uses very narrow human examples where gendered terms and sex terms can become confused. It also often serves...

Start date	03 Jun 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £320.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

discuss the current situation STEM needs in the countryreview the Gatsby Benchmarksgain ideas for building STEM career learning into your teachingexplore the role of clubs and competitions in providing STEM career learningauditing the current picture in your department/practice and plan next steps A DfE Bursary...

Start date	11 Jun 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	2 Hours
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

Identify what stretch and challenge means in terms of curriculum planning and lesson deliveryRelate stretch and challenge to the demands of GCSE examinationsExplore practical strategies to provide stretch and challenge in lessons to better prepare your pupils for examinations. 

Start date	12 Jun 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

This course has a subsidy of £150 available. For further information please contact janslpadmin@ashtoncsc.comThe KS3 Package will consist of:Assessment in KS3 - 17th June 2024Identifying and addressing misconceptions in KS3 - 24th June 2024 Transition to KS3 - 8th July 2024KS3 Assessment - This session is...

Start date	17 Jun 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £300.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

You will be more confident in providing opportunities for STEM enrichment and links to employability skills.You will gain tips and tricks for planning and delivering successful science enrichment activities, to enable you to improvement engagement in your learners A DfE Bursary of £40 may be available, for...

Start date	19 Jun 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

We all have pupils who lose marks when carrying out calculation questions; mixing decimal places with significant figures, failing to show working out, rearranging equations and converting units are all potential areas of concern. This session looks at how we can use Thinking Aloud, a metacognitive strategy, to...

Start date	19 Jun 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £45.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

How to gather and present evidence, how to show and promote best practice and how to evidence progress within your classroom/workshop.There is a £30 Teacher Release Payment available from STEM Learning for maintained schools. Please note that this does not deduct the fee immediately.  You will receive an...

Start date	24 Jun 2024
Location
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	From £75.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details