21st Century Science

Training materials

Training materials for Local Authority advisers, Subject Leaders, and others providing training for leadership teams and teachers in schools

These training materials are to inform Local Authority advisers, Subject Leaders, and others providing training for leadership teams and teachers in schools.

The units in each section can be used in various ways to inform and engage staff in schools offering Twenty First Century Science.

There are Word documents and Powerpoint presentations.

>>Download the following sections and powerpoints.

In most cases the Word documents contain all the units for that section, except for the Powerpoints which are supplied separately.

Prelims, contents list, introduction
Prelims (54 KB)

A Twenty First Century Science: its rationale and design
for senior management, subject leaders, and teachers
A Rationale and design (81 KB)
C21 suite overview (1.3 MB)
Additional Science (1.7 MB)
Additional Applied Science (1.3 MB)

B Management of C21 courses for subject leaders
B Course management (180 KB)
B6 Series or parallel? - extra info (36 KB)
Draft presentation to senior managers (481 KB)
See also the planning sheet which you can download on the right.

C Student recruitment and progression
for subject leaders and teachers
Students and courses (69 KB)

D Running the C21 courses for subject leaders
Running the courses (111 KB)
Using the iPack (Toulouse powerpoint) (288 KB)

E Classroom practice for GCSE Science for teachers
GCSE Science in practice (233 KB)
Ideas about science and science explanations (535 KB)
Ideas about Science at Foundation level (352 KB)
Purposes of discussion (300 KB)

F Assessment for subject leaders and teachers
C21 assessment (98 KB)
GCSE Science Case Study advice from Blackpool LA (562 KB)
Assessment advice from Blackpool LA (3.6 MB)

G Parents and Governors
for senior management, subject leaders, and teachers
Parents and governors (71 KB)

GCSE Additional Applied Science

See the Applied Science powerpoint in Section A above.
See also:
The nature of Additional Applied Science
A5 Communication technicians notes
A6 Materials & performance technicians notes