Structured professional development for primary teachers
The Centre for STEM Education offers structured science professional development programmes to support primary schools to develop teaching quality and pupil outcomes.
The professional development programmes usually run across a term and include:
- introductory session to the area of focus, with input from the programme lead; practical workshops; and planning for school based activities;
- school based activities;
- mid- programme session to share progress and further develop approaches and teaching techniques;
- plenary, celebration and evaluation session to consider impact and ways of embedding and developing school practice and learn from other participants about their school-based approaches.
Our CPD programme leaders have successful experience of teaching and leading primary science. They facilitate networking with between schools and practitioners.
See below for our upcoming Autumn 2024 programme.
- Autumn term 2024: Get physical computing off the ground: hands-on primary computing, primary science, and DT. This exciting programme will comprise a 1-day workshop at our De Havilland campus, plus twilight support sessions, free kit loan and a celebration/round-up session. Combining primary computing, primary science and DT, this course will remove barriers to getting physical computing off the ground and increase teacher confidence while reducing timetabling pressure.
- To register your interest or to find out more, please email stem@herts.ac.uk.
We can also offer structured programmes at your school and tailor them to meet an individual school's needs or areas of interest. Please email stem@herts.ac.uk to discuss your requirements or find out more, we'd love to hear from you.
I have attended many courses over my 27 years teaching, but the structure and focus of this project means it has had the biggest impact on my own and the pupils’ learning of any CPD I have attended. Thank you for thinking outside the box and putting together a brilliant bit of CPD. I will be recommending it to everyone I meet!
Participant of STEM explorers