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Staff
Training Programmes
"An
excellent, informative course that I will be able to disseminate
with my own department"
HOS, Guildford
All
of our presenters are experienced, innovative teachers more
We
offer your school a unique selection of training packages:
Providing
for the Gifted & Talented
Defining
'Gifted & Talented' -
· Nationally and In-school.
Reviewing learning theories.
Identifying
'Gifted & Talented' pupils -
· Practical suggestions
to gain detailed information that enables improved identification
· The role of the pupil,
parent and teacher
·
Suggested questionnaires and how to evaluate the responses
Providing
a challenging and motivating curriculum -
· In lesson strategies
to meet the requirements of the 'Gifted & Talented'
· The value of co-operative
group work
· Enhancing learning
with targeted homework
· Developing thinking
and problem solving skills whilst delivering criteria specified
in the NC
· Effective use of ICT
to benefit the 'Gifted & Talented'
· The development and
benefits of mentoring schemes
Guided
Tour (all staff) -
· Work through sample
lessons/lesson sections to highlight the theories in practice!
The structure and design of our presentations is explained.
· Ideas and strategies
to apply to existing lessons
We
are able to discuss the specific requirements of the school
and aim to modify our training to best meet them. The training
can be delivered to the whole staff or departmental staff.
We
look forward to working with you.
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Providing
Enterprise Education
Everyday
strategies for adventures in thinking!
'Quick
and easy' strategies to try in your teaching.
Various ideas and approaches will be discussed and demonstrated.
This is an opportunity to work through different ideas in
order to adapt your existing lessons, without rewriting
the whole scheme!
o Develop thinking and problem solving skills.
o Harness the value of co-operative group work.
o Plan for metacognition.
o Design for 'process' in addition to content.
Effective
use of ICT
An approach to reduce your workload, maximise creativity
and provide a standard level of support throughout the department/school.
Enterprising
learning that motivates able pupils and inspires all
Consider designing specialised events and alternate activities.
This is a time effective way to work toward:
o
Personalised learning.
o New schemes of work.
o Cross-curricular learning.
We
will discuss different approaches piloted by the schools
awarded the title, 'Enterprise Capital of the East' in 2005.
This will help you to understand the logic and objectives
behind the structure of events.
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Teacher
Target:Mars - A Staff Adventure! Full-Day
Only
Try
a unique and fun approach to CPD
Allow
staff to take part in the adventure of Target:Mars, learning
new strategies & approaches to use in their own teaching.
Explore our successful model for in-school events.
Problem-solving,
Team Work, Creative Thinking, Metacognition, Communication
Skills
Take
the challenge!
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Science
Specific Training- Secondary Schools
Thinkers
in MicroScience
A
powerful combination of our 'Thinkers in Science' approach
with award-winning equipment
We
use MicroScience during our
in-school events because it allows pupils to conduct experimental
work on an individual level, in any classroom. The time
taken is drastically reduced and we can allow pupils to
conduct experiments they could not ordinarily perform. In
order to deliver this successfully, we became official trainers
for the use of MicroScience kits.
Our
hands-on workshop includes:
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Rates
of reaction investigation:
Disappearing
cross experiment, with 8 concentrations, within 15
minutes!
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Reactivity
Series - Displacement reactions.
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Redox
Reactions
(Reduction
of Copper Oxide using Hydrogen Gas & The Electrolysis
of Brine)
-
Caving
Conundrum - The Marble Chip investigation, with an emphasis
on problem-solving!
-
Demonstration
of distillation using the award winning Combosil
We
provide all of the specialist equipment for the day
MicroScience
is becoming an important element in the science curriculum
and in exam specifications. It is an effective means of
providing hands-on practical science for pupils on an individual
level - allowing pupils to develop conceptual understanding
from practical work and personal experience more easily
than ever before.
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MicroScience
equipment allows practical work to be carried out in
the smallest of classrooms
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Requires minimal preparation.
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It
reduces the amount of equipment needed in the lab
(the
Comboplate replaces 16 beakers & 48 test-tubes
but measures only 13 x 9 cm)
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Drastically
reduces the quantity of chemicals used
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Allows
practical work to be completed in a much shorter time
span
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Creates
opportunities to conduct new or alternative experiments
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Enables
science to be delivered as an experience ready for the
workplace
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Science
Specific Training - Primary Schools
Thinkers
in MiniScience
A
powerful combination of our 'Thinkers in Science' approach
with award-winning equipment
MiniScience
allows non-specialists to deliver science with confidence
and with ease! Our science specialist & GT advisor will
deliver a workshop designed to promote thinking skills in
science whilst using ready prepared kits of the highest
standard.
Our
hands-on workshop includes opportunities to trial:
Electricity,
Friction & Forces, Changing Sounds
Lights
& Shadows, Earth, Sun & Moon
Solids
& Liquids, Gases Around Us, Dissolving & Changes
Kit
Explore:
Teeth
& Eating Kit, Seeds & Green Plants Kit
Characteristics
of Materials Kit, Rocks & Soils Kit
Magnets
& Springs Kit, Heat Kit
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The
presenters of our CPD programmes
We
are experienced teachers and G&T Coordinators
We
are advisors for G&T provision and Enterprise Education
We
are experienced trainers for MicroScience
We
have worked with numerous schools, advisors and organisations
with a G&T focus
We
act as advisors to the schools forming the 'Enterprise Capital
of the East'
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