secondary Science Courses 24 - 25
We have a variety of CPD courses running over the next few months and are constantly adding new courses so do check back soon.
If there is anything you would want to see here or if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us. We hope to see you at one of our courses soon!
*All courses are the same price for Private and State funded Schools.*
*All our courses are booked through Eventbrite which will require you to pay a booking fee alongside the cost of the course you're booking.*
Secondary Science Packages
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Upcoming Courses and Events
Secondary Science Teachers Conference
4th July at St Clement Danes School - 9.00 to 16.00
Cost: £100
During the day you will be able to:
Discuss current good practice in secondary science
Network with colleagues from across your area
Reflect on ways to translate ideas to your school context and plan for action
Cleapss Courses
All CLEAPSS Courses will run from 09.30 to 16.00 at St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £165 members only
To check if your school is a member or to discuss membership, please contact CLEAPSS directly on 01895 251 496
Health & Safety in practical Science for early career teachers - 16th December
As well as knowing how to work safely, new teachers also have to develop the skills needed to run a successful practical lesson. As part of the course we will consider what this means and offer suggestions and tips based on CLEAPSS advice and guidance.
Radiation protection supervisor training - 23rd January
Ensure you are up to date with all you need to know about Radiation Protection and how to manage your resources.
Health & safety management for heads of Science - 27th February
The main emphasis of this one-day course is on management issues and risk assessment.
Radiation protection supervisor training - 8th July
Ensure you are up to date with all you need to know about Radiation Protection and how to manage your resources.
General Secondary Science Courses
Planning an effective Science week - 23rd January - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Cost: £20
Develop a better understanding of planning an effective Science week. You will be able to share ideas and best practice with other teachers enabling your Science week to be as impactful and inspiring as possible.
Literacy in KS3 and GCSE Science - 26th February - 13:30 to 16:30 - Remote
Cost: £50
You will reflect on literacy-related reasons for underperformance in science, and how best-practice literacy teaching can overcome these problems. You will take away practical approaches that are known to work well in science – such as introducing and using keywords, reading and understanding exam questions, and developing structured extended answers.
Maths and Science series - Remote - 16.00 to 17.00
Cost: £20 per session or the whole series (£50) can be booked by contacting hubs@scd.herts.sch.uk
Equations - 15th May - Info and booking
Develop subject knowledge and teaching strategies to support students in using and manipulating equations in science. This course will also cover common mistakes, questions and misconceptions.
Graphs - 5th June - Info and booking
Develop subject knowledge and teaching strategies to support students with their graphing skills in science. This course will also cover common mistakes, questions and misconceptions.
Number - 17th June - Info and booking
Develop subject knowledge and teaching strategies to support students with how they deal with ratios, units and prefixes. This course will also cover common mistakes, questions and misconceptions.
Building and developing literacy skills in science - from KS3 to GCSE and beyond - 5th June - 09:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
You will reflect on literacy-related reasons for underperformance in science, and how best-practice literacy teaching can overcome these problems. You will take away practical approaches that are known to work well in science, and be able to develop your own - introducing and using keywords, sentences and paragraphs; purposeful talk in science; techniques for reluctant or literacy-poor science learners; reading and understanding science texts and exam questions; forms of scientific writing; and developing structured extended writing and answers.
Embedding STEM careers into your curriculum - 12th June - 14.00 to 16.00 - Remote
Cost: £50
The aim of this course is to provide guidance to those wishing to embed STEM careers into the Science curriculum. We will discuss the Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure that your Science department is doing all it can to promote careers in STEM. This course is perfect for any science teacher or leader.
The Secondary Science Teachers Conference 2025 - 4th July - 9.00 to 16.00 - St Clement Danes School
Cost: £100
Explore the key issues affecting secondary science, through a series of presentations and workshops. Network, share and develop ideas and discuss best practice with other secondary science teachers and heads of department.
Chemistry Courses
Key topics in GCSE Chemistry - 4th December - 9.30 to 15.30 - Dr Challoners High School, Little Chalfont
Cost: £100
The aim of this course is to provide further support for those who are teaching GCSE Chemistry. During the day, we aim to go through some of the key topics, discussing challenges, common questions and common misconceptions. This course is ideal for both those who are inexperienced at teaching GCSE Chemistry and also those who wish to deepen their knowledge of these topics.
KS4 Chemistry Required Practicals in a Day - 22nd January - 9.30 to 15.30 - Dr Challoners High School, Little Chalfont
Cost: £100
The aim of this course is to provide further support for those who are delivering or supporting with the KS4 required practicals in Chemistry. During this hands-on day, we aim to go through each required practical, discussing the key challenges, common questions and common misconceptions. This course is ideal for technicians and for teachers who are teaching Chemistry for the first time.
KS4 Separate Chemistry Topics - 12th March - 9.30 to 15.30 - Dr Challoners High School, Little Chalfont
Cost: £100
The aim of this course is to provide further support for those who are teaching GCSE Separate Chemistry. During the day, we aim to go through each of the GCSE Chemistry only topics, discussing the key challenges, common questions and common misconceptions. This course is ideal for both those who are inexperienced at teaching Separate Chemistry and also those who wish to deepen their knowledge of these topics.
Physics Courses
GCSE Physics: Electricity - 3rd December - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at GCSE level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
A-level Physics: DC circuit theory 2 - 17th December - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at A level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
A-level Physics: Thermal Physics and circular motion - 14th January - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at A level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
GCSE Physics: Motion/Electrostatics - 28th January - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at GCSE level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
KS4 Physics Required Practicals in a day - 6th February - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
The aim of this course is to provide further support for those who are delivering or supporting with the KS4 required practicals in Physics. During this hands on day, we aim to go through each required practical, discussing the key challenges, common questions and common misconceptions. This course is ideal for technicians and for teachers who are teaching Physics for the first time.
GCSE Physics: Magnetism/Radioactivity - 25th February - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at GCSE level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
GCSE Physics: Forces/momentum/lenses - 18th March - 9:30 to 15:30 - St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
Cost: £100
This course will support you with effective teaching and learning at GCSE level in physics. Common student misconceptions, the key substantive knowledge as well as practical techniques will be investigated, with ample hands-on practice to hone your approach to student learning.
Biology Courses
KS4 Biology Practicals with Purpose (including key required practicals) - for teachers and technicians - 14th January - 09:30 - 15:30 - Sandringham School
Cost: £100
The aim of this course is to provide further support for those who are delivering or supporting practical work in Biology. During this hands-on day, we aim to go through a number of key Biology practicals, discussing the key challenges, common questions and common misconceptions. This course is ideal for technicians and for teachers who are teaching Biology for the first time.
Science Leaders Network
These meetings are a great opportunity to meet fellow science leaders, sharing challenges and successes.
These sessions are suitable for new and established leaders within science departments. They are also suitable for aspiring science leaders.
All network meetings are free.
Development planning, SEF and data - 12th December - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Develop a better understanding of the development planning and using data. We will also share and discuss development planning experiences to support you throughout this process. Optional spreadsheet training towards the end of the meeting.
Financing and recruitment - 13th February - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Develop a better understanding of finance from a whole school and department point of view. We will discuss how to prioritise what to spend money on. We will also look at the recruitment process, including discussions of how to maximise the chance of recruiting the best teachers.
Health & Safety for HODs - 13th March - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Develop a better understanding of health and safety from a department point of view. We will discuss the responsibility of science teachers and science leaders. We will also discuss how to ensure risk assessments are useful and effective.
Action planning - 6th May - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Develop a better understanding of how to lead change within a science department. This has been scheduled just before departmental gain time starts, meaning that we can discuss ways of supporting teachers with any development tasks. We will also discuss how to prioritise what needs to be done during the final term.
STEM careers and the Gatsby benchmarks - 3rd July - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Develop a better understanding of STEM careers and how to embed them into the Science curriculum. We will discuss the Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure that your Science department is doing all it can to promote careers in STEM.
Overseas Teacher Network
This network meeting is for overseas secondary science teachers who are working in Bucks, Herts, and Berks. We want to support you through your journey as a science teacher by connecting you with others who are in the same role as yourself and with people who have experienced what you are going through.
It will be lead by Cheyenne, an overseas teacher who is now a Head of Science and by Clare, a senior leader and science teacher who supported Cheyenne when she started.
It will be an opportunity for you to talk to others, be given key pointers to support you and for you to be welcomed into the family of science teachers in this area.
All network meetings are free.
Curriculum - 11th December - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
We will be discussing the National Curriculum for science. How to cover all aspects of the curriculum. Where to find resources to help and which topics are hardest to teach. Ideas of good practise will be shared. Exam boards and exam requirements will also be discussed if time!
Physics Teachers Network
These meetings are a great opportunity to meet fellow physics teachers, discussing successes and challenges. Sessions will focus on sharing best practice. These sessions are suitable for new and established physics teachers. They are also suitable for those teaching physics out of specialism.
All network meetings are free.
Maths in Physics - 5th December - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
This session will focus on the challenges of Maths in Physics, looking at how we can support students with their maths skills.
Modelling in Physics - 4th February - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
This session will focus on the importance and the challenges of modelling in Physics. We will focus on teaching a number of tricky topics that can be supported by the use of effective modelling.
Encouraging girls into Physics - 25th March - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
This session will focus on the importance and the challenges of encouraging girls into Physics. We will look at a variety of strategies that can be used to encourage girls to take up Physics and Engineering beyond GCSE.
Stretching the most able - 20th May - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
Cost: Free
This session will focus on the importance and the challenges of stretching the most able in Physics.
The biggest misconceptions - 26th June - 16.00 to 17.00 - Remote
This session will focus on the some of the biggest misconceptions in Physics. We will discuss different ways of identifying and teaching these.
Technicians Courses
We offer a number of courses specifically for technicians - please click here to find out more.
*State funded school or college price/Fee-paying school or college price (independent)
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