The STEM Leaders Qualification - is now available for KS3 and 4!
For Students: Win £500 First Prize for excellence in SLQ, sponsored by Discover Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry). Next deadline for submissions is July 30th 2009. Read more here!
For Teachers: One-day teacher/advisor courses currently recruiting! Sign up now - email l.m.bianchi@shu.ac.uk
- 15th June 2009 - Sheffield (SLC Yorkshire & Humber)
- 6th July 2009 - Sheffield (CSE Introductory Event for STEM organisations
- 13th July 2009 - London
About the SLQ:
BTEC Award or Certificate Level 1 or 2
The first qualification to accredit youngsters leadership skills through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Target: 11-16 year olds
Qualification: BTEC Level 1 or Level2
GCSE equivalence: D-G or A*-C, certificate carrying league table point equivalence 25 or 46 respectively
The SLQ, developed by the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) is being offered now by Edexcel. Contact us now and we'll do the rest! It's so easy to get signed up and your youngsters will benefit from another qualification and the league tables too!
Click here now to find out more about the courses and qualification...
SMART SCIENCE - New KS2 Resource develops PCS through Science! RRP £66 - now on limited offer at just £25 - Hurry, special offer copies are in demand!
Check out the new way of developing children's Personal Capabilities through the Smart Science pack for teachers. It embeds the Personal Capabilities of teamwork, self management, creativity, problem solving and communication into Key Stage 2 science learning activities and reinforces work in thinking skills and personal, social and emotional development. Also encompasses Assessment for Learning strategies. For teachers who are looking for a brilliant resource that provides quality science and skills development.
Visit www.personalcapabilities.co.uk/smartscience
"A brilliant resource which can fundamentally change how children understand their own learning and ways of working in science."
Rosemary Feasey, a leading Primary Consultant.
PCs Shape CCEA Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework
At the heart of the Northern Ireland Curriculum lies the Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework. Recently released are the 'Wise Up and Th!nk' Key Stage 1 storybooks.
"The ability to think both critically and creatively and to develop personal and interpersonal skills and dispositions is essential for functioning effectively in a changing world. Therefore, the development of Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities is at the heart of the revised curriculum from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 4"
For more information go here:
Northern Ireland Curriculum Website: Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities