Don't miss the February SLQ courses.
URGENT Update on the STEM Leaders Qualification BTEC Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate. Now there are even possibilities of a Level 3 Award! Be aware of current changes, see SLQ page, come to a course/updatesession and download the pdf on the SLQ pages.
Teachers: One-day or part-day teisor courses currently recruiting! Sign up now - email l.m.bianchi@shu.ac.uk
"One of the most informative courses I have been on in a while!" Lyndsay Reavley from High Tunstall college of Science
Workshop/course venues:
- ASE Annual Conference Liverpool, 2-3pm on Friday 6th January 2012
- Painsley Catholic College, 21st February 2012, 12.15-4pm (Existing users of the SLQ) Network Meeting
- Sheffield, 1-day course hosted by YHSLC, 22nd February 2012. (New and interested users of the SLQ
Edexcel representatives will attend both the February events
We would like to thank Discover Chemistry (RSC) who sponsored student prizes for excellence in the SLQ. This competition is now closed. Well done to all who took part.
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 just £35 - Hurry, a key resource for developing Essential Skills for Learning & Life and SEAL in Primary Science. NEW RESOURCES FOR Y1/2 and Y3/4 now available for free to all members.
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.
Personal Capabilities
PCs within the Northern Ireland Curriculum - 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