Exeter Secondary Science PGCE

In category: chemistry


Notes and recording from the meeting in April 2023.

Here are the slides from the meeting with the info to read offline, please have a read through. Here is the prompt material, one as sent out and one with comments added Here is the recording of the discussion from the first session https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/192fDTblZSiStX7Py4tbA-1ayILYm68Lq?usp=share_link Also we have a wonderful cross-curricular seminar day on the 12th […]


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Spring 2023 Science and Maths

Lead Mentor Training, Development and Consultation, Spring term 2023 This term we covered 3 items as part of the mentor training: 1. Developing trainee reflection2. Target setting3. CP FRAP The meeting training recording from the Jan 2023 meeting is here with a run through of the training and the slides I used in the meeting […]


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Science Subject Mentors Nov 22 update

Hello, in the meeting this week we looked at the process for the FRAP for the next 2 weeks and the curriculum update. Part 1 is the Frap process and part 2 is the curriculum. I refer to the curriculum map which is here The slides are below in other news… Vicky is looking for […]


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Science PGCE assignment 1 (SKP for 2023)

Students are asked to research and reflect on misconceptoins for assignment 1 and are encouraged to talk to pupils about the misconceptions during the 2 week placement in November. Here is the assignment brief


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Seminar Days at the University

Each year the PGCE science trainees meet at the university five times   Date 1 13th Jan : Science of Learning, lesson planning, Employment, Assignments and SEND 2 3rd Feb: Planning great lessons, Assessment and EPS assignment 3 17th March: Behaviour management, making the time fit the job, working with parents, Analysising your EPS data […]


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David Paterson’s Integrated instructions paper

ABSTRACT: Practical work in secondary-level chemistry laboratories involves a high cognitive load for students. In addition to reading and understanding instructions, students have to think about observations and the underlying chemical concepts, as well as deal with the noise and social interaction of a busy classroom. One form of extraneous cognitive load in practical instructions […]


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Integrated instructions

At the Autumn meeting a member of our science teaching community, David Paterson shared their ideas about integrated instructions. They were kind enough to proved an editable copy of all their resources, which includes remade integrated instructions for the core practicals for the 3 sciences. Read more about integrated instructions here


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