Bridging the Gap

CPD to support Curriculum for Excellence in science
- sponsored by the Scottish Government
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Registration with dates, application forms and draft programmes

Programme for 2008-2009         Course Structure      From last session      Other events

Practically-based, residential workshops for teachers of biology, chemistry, physics & integrated science. Participants will receive resources and equipment for use in the classroom. Click here for a publicity leaflet (pdf - 445K)
 

Programme for 2008 – 2009

Building on the evident success of the 2007 – 2008 CPD programme run by SSERC and its partners, we are offering residential courses to support Curriculum for Excellence. Each of these courses will follow an interactive approach with a focus on practical work and active learning. We will address how contemporary issues and the associated science can be explored through the curriculum.

Links to draft and then final programmes for individual courses will eventually appear on this page.

Course structure

Each of the courses will run in two parts. Typically, Part 1 of the courses will start on a Thursday morning and finish shortly after lunch on Saturday; Part 2 will run from Friday until Saturday.

Teaching approaches to support learning will be key features of these courses. Equipment and resources (whose value is in excess of the registration fee) to aid implementation in the classroom will be given to participants.

Participants will be expected to undertake, between Parts 1 and 2 of the course, a classroom-based project – the so-called ‘Gap Task’. Previous experience has shown that, as a result of this approach, participants have access to a host of new ideas and methodologies to use in their teaching.

Registration

Application forms for individual courses can be downloaded from the following links :-

Subject	App.  forms					Dates
	Word	pdf	Introduction	CPD Slideshows	Part 1	Part 2	Apply by :
Biology					Thursday 4th - Saturday 6th September 2008	Friday 6th - Saturday 7th February 2009	14th August 2008
Chemistry					Thursday 13th - Saturday 15th November 2008	Friday 27th - Saturday 28th March 2009	23rd October 2008
Physics					Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th August 2008	Friday 12th - Saturday 13th December 2008	7th August 2008
Primary A					Thursday 30th October - Saturday 1st November 2008	Friday 20th - Saturday 21st March 2009	9th October 2008
Primary B for probationer teachers					Thursday 4th - Saturday 6th December 2008	Friday 24th - Saturday 25th April 2009	15th November 2008
Science					Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th October 2008	Friday 20th - Saturday 21st February 2009	14th September 2008
Science for probationer teachers					Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th December 2008	--	21st November 2008
			Draft programme

E-mail: cpd@sserc.org.uk  Application forms should be returned to SSERC three weeks prior to the course start date. Last dates for applications to be received by are shown in the final column of the table above.

The registration fee is £100 to include accommodation (2 nights Part one, 1 night Part two), dinner, bed and breakfast.  All participants will be invoiced one week prior to the start of the course. 

Please note that these courses are underpinned and supported from a variety of third-party sources.  Attendance at Part 1 and Part 2 is compulsory.  In the event of failure to attend both Part 1 and Part 2 of the course, without adequate reason, the full estimated cost of the residential course (£500) will be charged.  Please ensure that your institution is aware of this rule prior to submission of your registration

These residential courses are sponsored by the Scottish Government and are designed and organized by a partnership which includes: the Institute of Physics in Scotland, Royal Society of Chemistry, SAPS Scotland, The University of Edinburgh (the School of Chemistry, SIBE) and SSERC.

From last session

"I’m more aware of the experimental techniques available to classes at all levels."

"I am leaving this course very inspired and motivated to use these good
practices in my classroom and within the wider school."

"Getting ready-made resources to use back at school was excellent."

"The gap task has given me new ideas for different approaches to my teaching."
 

Other events on our CPD Calendar

2008

15^th Nov.             ASE Day Conference, CfE learning outcomes for S1/S2 & primary-  Robert Gordon’s College

Wk of 25^th Nov.    SSERC Conference & AGM and Science Education Support Conference  

2009     

29^th-30^th Jan.      The Scottish Universities’ Science School for PGDE students

6^th-7^th March       Scottish National Science Education Conference (organised by ASE Scotland and SSERC)

Workshops coming soon!

Advanced Higher Biology

Leadership for PT curriculum or Faculty Head

For further details please see www.sserc.org.uk, www.ase.org.uk or email cpd@sserc.org.uk