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Browse our full range of secondary science courses that are held at the National STEM Learning Centre in York, all of which come with subsidies to help you attend.

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Secondary science courses at the National STEM Learning Centre

Secondary and Post-16 course library 

Professional development courses for teachers of science

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Support with practical work, behaviour management and planning for success in your first terms teaching.

Summer school for ECTs teaching 11-16 science

This course will support you with developing students' practical skills, as well as dealing with the tricky bits of the A Level curriculum.

Summer school: A level biology for ECTs

Summer school: A level chemistry for ECTs

Summer school: A level physics for ECTs

Build confidence in health and safety practice in the school lab so you can plan, prepare and carry out high quality practical activities.

Health and safety in practical work for ECTs

Early career teachers

Gain techniques to develop enquiry based science in your scheme of work to inspire and engage your students. 

Maximising progress for learners up to grade 5

Review strategies to enable high achieving students to aim for grade 9 allowing them to develop a deeper understanding of science.

Reaching for grade 9 in science

Explore ways of coping with difficult behaviour and planning of practical work in settings where money, staffing, safety and resourcing are challenging factors. 

Practical work in challenging settings

Develop engaging approaches to core topics, discussing advances in biology which can put the subject content into context.


Established teachers of A level biology

Develop your teaching of A level chemistry and improve outcomes for students.

Established teachers of A level chemistry

Develop your teaching of A level physics and improve outcomes for students.

Established teachers of A level physics

Learn how to implement essential and effective health and safety planning with a pragmatic, risk based approach.

Health and safety for science departments

Explore the different components of a balanced and effective secondary science curriculum to improve or develop your own.

Designing your science curriculum for success

This is to support teachers working together from the feeder primary and secondary school.

Improving KS2 to KS3 science transition

Perfect for anyone teaching GCSE and A level biology. Improve your understanding and teaching of mathematics topics. 

Maths for A level biology

Ideal for teachers of chemistry who wish to improve their understanding of the mathematics required to be successful in chemistry.

Maths for A level chemistry

This course is ideal for teachers of physics who want to improve their understanding of the mathematics, to successfully teach A level physics.

Maths for A level physics

We bring together an A level mathematics and A level physics teacher from the same school to explore how they may work collaboratively.

A level maths and physics

Experienced science teachers

For non-scientists starting to deliver key stage 3 science as either a class teacher or in small group support. 

KS3 science for non-scientists

For non-scientists starting to deliver key stage 4 science as either a class teacher or in small group support. 

KS4 science for non-scientists

Non-scientists (teachers of non-science subjects, teaching assistants and support staff)

Discover how to teach secondary physics effectively through stimulating practicals and linking the curriculum to cutting edge research.

Physics for non-specialists

Covering a range of topics in theoretical and practical chemistry, as well as challenging misconceptions in chemistry.

Chemistry for non-specialists

Increase your subject knowledge and develop the use of stimulating demonstration and other practical activities.

Teaching key stage 4 biology

Get the best out of your students by addressing misconceptions, engaging with practicals and supporting your students with the final written exam.

Teaching key stage 4 chemistry

We will provide you with a range of practical and pedagogical knowledge to develop students apparatus and techniques (AT) skills.

Effective GCSE practical work: biology

We will provide you with a range of both practical and pedagogical experience to support the required practicals.

Effective GCSE practical work: chemistry

Effective GCSE practical work: physics

Improve the depth of your subject knowledge in biology. This course follows on from the "Teaching KS4 biology" course.

Core concepts in biology

Improve the depth of your subject knowledge in chemistry. This follows on from the "Chemistry for non-specialists" course.

Core concepts in chemistry

Improve the depth of your subject knowledge. This follows on from our 'Physics for non-specialists' course. 

Core concepts in physics

This course will provide a foundation for those with little or no experience of teaching A level biology. 

New to teaching A level biology

Develop, lead and support outstanding practical chemistry, linking it to effective pedagogy within the subject.

New to teaching A level chemistry

Feel confident delivering A level physics with a focus on subject knowledge enhancement and practical work.

New to teaching A level physics

Improve your delivery and support of your students with the required A level biology practical skills.


Effective A level practical work: biology

Develop a range of both practical and pedagogical experience to support the required practicals.

Effective A level practical work: chemistry

We will provide you with a range of practical and pedagogical experience to support practical work. 

Effective A level practical work: physics

Non-specialists (science teachers teaching outside their scientific specialism)

For new and aspiring leaders wanting to reflect on your leadership practice and gain the strategies and techniques you will need to be successful.

Developing effective leadership in science

An opportunity for new Heads of Science to embed the skills and strategies needed to lead a successful science department.



Embedding effective leadership of science

This course is for School Trust Leads of Science who wish to develop their leadership skills further.

School Trust Leaders of Science

We will enable you to focus on the core areas of concern in science departments, while equipping you with the skills and knowledge to appropriately audit.

Health and safety for heads of science

Subject leaders

Suitable for those new to the role within a school or college, this CPD activity provides a thorough grounding in the science technician profession.

Skills for new technicians

Examine and explore a selection of biology practicals in areas such as microscopy, biotechnology, plant practicals and ecology.

Technicians supporting: biology 11-16

Covering health and safety and topics such as micro-scale, chromatography, diffusion, electrolysis, distillation, titrations and datalogging.

Technicians supporting: chemistry 11-16

Covering health and safety and topics such as electricity, electronics, sound, light, radioactivity, forces, energy, and electromagnets.

Technicians supporting: physics 11-16

For post-16 STEM technicians - match A level specifications from AQA, OCR and Excel which you can review and take back to your institution.

Technicians supporting post-16 science

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