Primary Science Enhancement Programme

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Primary Science Enhancement Programme
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Building on solid foundations

• Based on the highly successful Children
  Challenging Industry programme
• Experience of Chemical Industry Education Centre
  in developing and evaluating investigations set
  within industrial contexts

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Why get involved in PSEP?

• Programme aims
• Improved childrens skills in planning carrying
  out investigations
• Increase childrens understanding of
  manufacturing industry and the applications of
  science
• Enhance science teaching skills
• Improve teachers understanding of the role of
  science in industry

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Improved investigative skills
SAT question
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Industry links

• Better understanding of jobs and processes in
  local industry
• Relevance of classroom science
• Site visit brings classroom science to life

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What the children do

• Up to three half days of science investigations
  and practical activities
• Visit a science-based manufacturing firm
  (previously trained on effective site visits
  tailored to this primary school programme).
• Interact with the PSEP website

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What the Children think

• Images of industry
• Before After

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The PSEP chain of involvement
Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E
Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E

• Chemical Industry Education Centre, University of
  York.
• Science subject leaders
  Industrial partners
• Classroom teachers
• Children

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PSEP support structure

• Training materials
• Regional trainers
• Website
• CIEC (PSEP team)

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Quality assurance framework

• All participants in PSEP are involved in this
  programme feedback and improvement, this
  includes
• children
• teachers
• industrial partners
• regional trainers
• national coordinator (CIEC)

No one has actually cared what we thought
before Comment on QA from teacher involved
in PSEP pilot programme
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Primary Science Enhancement Programme

• The children have been inspired by the subject
  matter. I learned that science is so much more
  exciting when taught with a purpose.
• Teacher comment