Curriculum Transformation Day: Secondary Science Update

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Curriculum Transformation Day Secondary Science
Update

• Opal Johnson-Christie
• Interim Science Consultant
• Newham LA

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Key Stage (Provisional national)
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Emerging factors which may have impacted
negatively upon the KS3 science results

• Insecure test data
• Focus on implementing new GCSEs
• Increase in HSW from 33 to 40
• Writing of explanations not actively taught
• Increase in physical science contexts affected
  the girls drop in

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Analysis of KS3 test papers

• A sample of borderline KS3 test papers
  indentified factors listed on Handout 1.1
• Was this the picture in your school?

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KS4 National Challenge for science

• Schools identified
• lt 30 5 A - C GCSEs including En Ma
• 30 39 A - C GCSEs including En Ma
• What contribution does science make to 5
• A - C grades in your school?
• Is science secure?

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Key Stage Science

• Newham incomplete
• National data (SFR) expected October 18th

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Monitoring and Evaluating Progress

• Aim A To improve attainment through introducing
  a renewed Framework for Science that will raise
  expectations and increase pupils rates of
  progress
• Is your science department making use of the
  Framework and the exemplification materials to
  review and revise their SoW for Yr 7 Y8?
• Explain the use of additional Framework materials
  to support planning and the pedagogy for
  personalisation

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• Aim B To improve AfL and intervention practice
• Does your science department have effective
  intervention programmes which identify and
  address underperforming groups?
• The learning discussion develop SL skills in
  working with underperforming pupils through Wave
  2 and Wave 3 intervention

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• Aim 3 To improve the quality of leadership and
  management of science
• Are subject leaders disseminating and using SNS
  materials to support departmental development?
• Attendance to department meetings/ meetings with
  SLs/KS co-ordinators
• Network meetings next 7 November

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• Aim D To improve the quality of learning and
  teaching in science
• Are your science teachers using a range of
  interactive teaching strategies and teaching
  models which can improve students progress?
• In school CPD
• Coaching

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• Aim E To develop the workforce knowledge and
  skills in national developments
• Are you developing plans for improving
  progression to post 16 sciences?
• Strategies used to encourage progression to
  post-16 science courses

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Retention of Science Teachers

• How can you develop and retain your science
  teachers?

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Next Term

• APP