Support for practising teachers
As a practising teacher, you have developed and honed your teaching skills. However, you may decide it’s time to strengthen your science subject knowledge, look at ways to be more creative and engaging or simply improve your teaching practice.
Working scientifically is at the heart of an outstanding primary curriculum, and must be embedded into all phases. As an early career teacher you will have been introduced to the concepts of working scientifically, but do you fully understand the difference between enquiry types and enquiry skills? Do you know how to embed working scientifically within the curriculum?
Professional Development
Our range of well-established and successful CPD courses were devised to help support teachers who may not have a background in science. These courses will help you to understand the importance of health and safety, and to develop your confidence in managing student behaviour in practical science.
Intensive CPD
Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage
Explore the process of developing science learning in the early years setting and how this can support the development of early language and communication skills.
Exploring the outdoors with the early years foundation stage
Develop outdoor provision within the EYFS and use the outdoors to support learning across all areas of the Early Years Framework.
Leading and developing excellence in KS1 primary science
Gain the know-how to plan a successful curriculum, feel more confident in your science knowledge, and explore new ways to bring the KS1 curriculum to life.
Leading and developing excellence in lower KS2 primary science
Gain confidence in planning a progressive and engaging lower key stage 2 science curriculum that produces outstanding results.
Leading and developing excellence in upper KS2 primary science
Feel more confident in your science knowledge, teach you how to get those outstanding results whilst meeting your school's and pupils' individual needs.
Local CPD
Science in the early years - Making the most of misconceptions and working scientifically
Explore a range of practical ideas linked to the EYFS framework that will enable you to plan and facilities learning opportunities in science.
Making an impact in EYFS: Science as an enabling environment for early literacy skills
Discover how to use science as an engaging context in EYFS to support the development of children's early literacy skills.
Making an impact in EYFS: A science subject leaders’ guide to developing good practice
Understand the complexities of the Early Years Foundation Stage and identify ways to support and develop teaching and learning in the context of ‘Understanding the World’.
Making an impact in EYFS: Using the outdoors to promote ‘Understanding of the World’
Discover how you can use the outdoor environment to support teaching and learning whilst creating a stimulating context for young children to 'Understand the World'.
Engaging science in Year 1
Develop your subject knowledge and gather ideas to cover the tricky bits of the curriculum.
Engaging science in Year 2
Identify some common misconceptions that Year 2 children may hold and discover a range of strategies to reconstruct knowledge.
Engaging Science in Year 3
Learn ways to develop budding scientists through exploring purposeful practicals and resources that help you deliver engaging and effective lessons.
Engaging science in Year 4
Learn how the KS2 science curriculum can inspire developing scientists through delivering engaging and effective lessons.
Engaging science in Year 5
Gain confidence in teaching Year 5 primary science as you develop your subject knowledge and learn some top tips along the way.
Engaging science in Year 6
Acquire the skills to nurture aspiring scientists. Delve into purposeful practical exercises and discover resources that will assist you in delivering engaging and effective lessons.
Remote CPD
Science in the early years - Making the most of misconceptions and working scientifically
Explore a range of practical ideas linked to the EYFS framework that will enable you to plan and facilities learning opportunities in science.
Online CPD
Teaching primary science: getting started
Get started with practical work in primary science, develop your confidence and explore a range of techniques for working scientifically.
Teaching primary science: chemistry
Develop your subject knowledge and confidence in key science topics: materials and their properties, states of matter and changes in materials.
Teaching primary biology: body processes
Develop your knowledge of processes within the body to support your pupils' learning as part of the primary science curriculum.
Teaching primary biology: classification
Develop your knowledge of classification to support your pupils' learning as part of the primary science curriculum.
Teaching primary science: electricity, forces, light and sound
Develop your knowledge of physics to support your pupils' learning as part of the primary science curriculum.
Teaching primary biology: evolution and inheritance
Develop your knowledge of evolution and inheritance to support your pupils' learning as part of the primary science curriculum.
Teaching primary science: human spaceflight
Identify opportunities across the curriculum to use space as a context for learning and engage children in practical activities.
Teaching primary science: exploring space
Discover how space exploration can inspire your primary science students and engage them in working scientifically.
