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Curriculum Hubs

At Chiltern Teaching School Hub we are proud to promote and work with specialist curriculum hubs to ensure schools continuously receive the highest standards of curriculum-specific support. Use the links below to access the curriculum hubs you would like to engage with.

If you are not sure which curriculum hub to contact then please email: jsearle@chilternlearningtrust.org 

   

   

 

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  • Strengthening Practical Skills in Physics
    23rd June - 1 day - Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, Hatfield

    Strengthening Practical Skills in Physics

    Early career teachers have had limited experience of practical work, these courses are designed for the delegates so that they can teach practical work with confidence.

    If your school has subscribed, please use your discount code when booking.

    There is a limited number of subsidised teacher release places to fund the cost of cover. Contact us for more info: slp.admin@hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk 

  • Online Network - Head of Biology, New to Teaching A Level Physics
    4th and 15th July - 2 days - Leventhorpe, Sawbridgeworth

    Online Network - Head of Biology, New to Teaching A Level Physics

    Facilitator: Dr Alison Bune, Head of KS3 Science at Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School With a background in biochemistry, having worked as a post doctoral fellow at Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, I have been head of key stage 3 science for 5 years at Bishops Hatfield Girls School. With the experience as a teacher and a mother, I feel the flow from key stage 2 to key stage 3 is very important, leave alone leading on to key stage 4! Key stage 3 is the time to allow students to have fun and it would be great to share activities and events to encourage interest in science and develop the students science capital!

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    This is an intense 2 day course for those who are teaching KS5 Physics for the first time, and for those who are looking for some new ideas to tackle the most common misconceptions and to get the most out of practical work. Over the 2 days you will focus on the core topics, common misconceptions and how to best overcome these. While enhancing subject knowledge, the best pedagogical strategies and resources to maximise student outcomes will be shared.  Mathematical skills and practical skills will be embedded throughout the course to allow students of all abilities to succeed. A gap task will provide teachers with an opportunity to consolidate their learning from day 1.

    2 Bursaries of £250 left available. Email slp.admin@hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk to take up one of these places.

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  • Literacy in KS3 and GCSE Science - From Keywords to extended writing
    3rd November - Online

    Literacy in KS3 and GCSE Science - From Keywords to extended writing

    You will reflect on the literacy-related reasons why some learners struggle with science, and how best-practice literacy teaching can be used to overcome these problems. You will explore and develop practical approaches that are known to work well in science - from using keywords, to reading and understanding exam questions, and developing structured extended answers.

    Learning outcomes

    • Understanding of the importance of, and good practice around, literacy for student understanding and achievement – specifically suited to science

    • Ability to draw on a range of simple, practical approaches to improve literacy in science lessons

    • Plans in place for both short-term and longer-term impact on your science teaching.

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