Post-16 science CPD courses
We provide support across science teaching with support for all career stages from early career through to senior leaders and heads of department.
We’ve listened to the challenges you face accessing professional development – workload,
lack of time, geographical restrictions, covering your classes and more. Our fantastic, evidence-based CPD features greater choice than ever before.
We know you have limited time, so you want to spend it wisely. We have years of experience and data that shows the hugely positive impact our CPD courses have on teachers and students.
Residential
Courses at the National STEM Learning Centre in York recreate the classroom environment with an intensive learning experience. On-site accommodation and catering allows you to focus on your learning. Benefit from expert-led insights, essential hands-on practical work and networking opportunities.
Learn how to lead and support outstanding practical biology, linking it to effective pedagogy within the subject.
Learn how to lead and support outstanding practical chemistry, linking it to effective pedagogy.
Learn how to lead and support outstanding practical chemistry, linking it to effective pedagogy.
Develop engaging approaches to core topics and discuss advances in biology - putting the subject content into context.
Develop your teaching of A level chemistry and improve outcomes for students.
Develop your teaching of A level physics and improve outcomes for students.
This course supports you with developing your own understanding of key parts of the A level curriculum and how they fit together, as well as how to support students in practical work to develop those ideas.
This course supports you with developing your own understanding of key parts of the A level curriculum and how they fit together, as well as how to support students in practical work to develop those ideas.
Conferences
Secondary science conferences face-to-face near you this term
Learn how to use technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle teacher workload. Find out what AI can do for you, best practice when using AI and how to maximise the tech you already use to minimise workload.
Invigorate your science teaching with a packed programme to support you at whatever stage of your career you are at, from early career through to subject leaders.
Face-to-face near you
One or two-day face-to-face courses allow you to benefit from effective face-to-face learning for topics that can not be replicated anywhere else.
Develop your own understanding of key parts of the A level curriculum as well as how to support students in practical work.
This course will support you with developing your own understanding of key parts of the A level curriculum as well as how to support students in practical work.
This course will support you with developing your own understanding of key parts of the A level curriculum as well as how to support students in practical work.
This course is ideal if you're a biology teacher looking to improve your understanding of the mathematics required to successfully teach biology at A level.
Learn the mathematics behind the chemistry in order to teach for understanding.
Explores a range of teaching and learning strategies for successful integration of mathematics skills in A level physics.
Develop the skills to both audit, plan and implement coherent practical health and safety in your science department.
Discover how to develop strong routines and techniques to help prevent behaviour incidents and ensure health and safety is at the forefront.
Explore different ways of planning practical work in settings where money, staffing, safety and resourcing can all impact on the quality of the practical work that is carried out.
Remotely delivered
Led by education experts, these shorter sessions allow you to focus on specific areas of STEM teaching from wherever you are. Convenient for those with caring responsibilities or unable to travel to face-to-face, subjects are broken into manageable sections while still allowing access to top speakers.
Explore the next steps in subject knowledge and understanding after the A level topics and be able to ask questions to ensure you are aware of where the learning goes in the future.
Explore the next steps in subject knowledge and understanding after the A level topics and be able to ask questions to ensure you are aware of where the learning goes in the future.
Explore the next steps in subject knowledge and understanding after the A level topics and be able to ask questions to ensure you are aware of where the learning goes in the future.
Explore different evidence-informed aspects of a well-thought-out A level curriculum and how to develop these in your own department.
