There are various ways the Smart Science team can support you and your school.
Continued Professional Development & Training
For a limited time only: The Smart Science team are offering subsidised courses across the country, see our home page for more information about dates and venues.
Twilight, Half Day, Full Day training events
Our trained and experienced staff would be happy to work with teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors, lunchtime supervisors, parents/carers, children, advisors etc. to enhance their knowledge, skills and understanding of how to encourage skills and capabilitiy development through the curriculum and across the whole school. Enquire now.
Consultancy
Our track record speaks for itself with regard to consultancy work with government organisations and local organisations and local authorities. If you would prefer to receive one-to-one or group consultancy where we can model Smart Science ideas into your own initiatives and strategies, then don't hesitate to contact us.
Feedback from the Smart Science course at the Science Learning Centre South West
Stated Learning Outcomes:
1) To be equipped with a range of Smart Science strategies that you can use in the classroom.
2) To be more aware of some of the links between learning pedagogy and teaching science
3) To be enthused and encouraged to provide fun and effective learning opportunities for pupils.
At the end of the course ALL of the particpants felt that the course had met the intended learning outcomes.
Participants Comments:
"All of the course was very useful because they are ideas I can use in my classroom"
"Smart Science is relevant to the whole curriculum"
The "Generic tasks - are relevent to lots of areas of the curriculum, the links to SEAL are very obvious"
The "practical hands-on activities" were the most useful
"It gave me ideas to implement with colleagues in other year groups"
"Building on generic ideas to embed science learning skills was very useful"
"Designing an activity really put the day in context"