Wood Green High School College of Sport

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Wood Green High School College of Sport

• Science Department

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Wood Green Science Department

• Baldev Jandu
• Martin McTernan

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the
lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats
1865-1939) .Irish writer, considered of the
greatest poets of 20th century
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• What makes a GREAT Science Department!
• GIFTED teachers specialist in their own fields
  and beyond
• ROTATION model for curriculum delivery
• EXAMINATION PREP. -  a high profile programme
• ASSESSMENT driving performance
• TEAM SPIRIT driving innovative teaching and
  learning.

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The ChallengeTo engage pupils in active learning
in a many lessons as possible
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The Chinese word to listen is composed of the
following elements                             
                                    
You
Eyes
Ears
Full Attention
Heart
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Artist view taken from the Hubble Space Telescope
showing an accretion disk around the black hole
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The Science Department

• 13 Science teachers
• 4 Laboratory Technicians
• 13 Laboratories
• 3 Sites
• Hughes Block (3 new laboratories)
• Turing and Newton Blocks (4 laboratories in each)
• Redgrave Block- (2 mobile laboratories)

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Practical Work

• As a department we are committed to practical
  activities.
• In order to do this we are supported by an
  excellent team of committed technicians.
• We are also well supported by the SLT.

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Departmental Structure and Organization

• Rigid assessment programme, allowing rigorous
  monitoring.
• This allows the department to highlight any
  issues with pupils or modules allowing prompt
  action to be taken.
• Strategic planning meetings.
• Magic Moments

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Departmental Structure and Organization

• In Year 7 each class has one teacher.
• In year 8, 9, 10 11 the pupils Rotate thorough
  modules
• Specialist teachers
• Standard format of schemes of work
• All pupils experience a variety of different
  teaching and learning styles.
• Modules last between 10 and 15 lessons

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• At KS3 we achieved 75 level 5 and above, above
  the National average and well above the Sandwell
  average.
• At KS4 we achieved 65 A -C above the National
  average and well above the Sandwell average. In
  the Core 76.
• The Science Department has made a significant
  contribution to the progress made by the School
  in KS4 (Panda information and Jesson analysis)

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The Courses

• Currently
• Gateway Core and Additional Science 3 year Key
  stage 3.
• Gateway Core and Additional Science, Triple
  Science for G T,
• Condensed Key stage 3 allowing GCSEs to start in
  Year 9.

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Pupil grouping

• Year 7
• 10 sets - the same across most subjects
• within three ability bands.
• Years 89
• 5 sets in each of two half year populations in
• three ability bands. This year we have added an
• additional G T group to Yr 9 next year we will
• add one to Yr 8.
• Year 1011
• One Gifted and Talented group plus 10 sets
• across the whole year group in three ability
• bands.

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Matter of Perspective
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Revision programme

• In preparation for the staged assessment in
  year 10 and the terminal examination in year 11
  we pursue an extensive revision programme.
• How is it different?

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Coursework

• Specialist coursework teachers
• Improve pupil scores.
• Curriculum time as well as lunchtimes
• and after school.
• We have organised meetings for
• Sandwell LEA to allow schools to share
• good practice with Sandwell.

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ICT

• The Science Department has embraced ICT. In the
  classroom we have Interactive Whiteboards.
• ICT suite
• The SAM learning scheme.
• Active Teach
• Modules are continually being developed to
  include ICT. ICT is also an integral part of our
  monitoring, tracking and reporting process.
• We are also involved in the learning gateway
  projects.

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Assessment, Tracking and Monitoring

• In KS4 the assessment structure is rigid.
• Pupils are tested at the end of each module
  (every 2 3 weeks).
• The results are then entered onto the internal
  network.
• Internal analyses are also carried on all
  external examinations as well as internal
  examinations allowing us to pinpoint any possible
  problems as soon as possible.
• Heads of department meet regularly with each
  other to share ideas and ensure the department is
  moving forward successfully.
• The shared visions and goals of the department
  along with the support of the SLT has allowed us
  to supply practical resources, raising
  achievement, enthusiasm, enjoyment and
  achievement in Science.

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Thinking Skills
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Strategies for engaging pupils in active learning

• The key to success (we think) is
• VARIED approaches
• and
• THOUGHT PROVOKING
• content/concepts
• Thinking Skills!!!!!

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Strategy for engaging pupils in Thinking Skills
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Multiple Intelligence Project
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Teaching is about giving Students

• 1) To be understood as an individual.
• 2) Self esteem
• 3) Self confidence
• 4) Engaged
• Neurochemistry for learning will be good.
• Ian Gilbert 2006 The Big Book of Independent
  Learning. (Andew Curran p128) Crown House
  Publishing

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Any questions?
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• martin.mcternan_at_woodgreenhigh.sandwell.sch.uk
• O121 556 4131 ext 219