Professional development
Mastery Science will provide professional development sessions to help teachers set up the course and become familiar with new pedagogies and best practices.
The table shows the schedule of sessions for 2025.
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| 4th March 2025 | Practising Science induction |
| April-June 2025 | Practising Science teaching element |
| June-July 2025 | Practising Science enquiry element |
CPD session 1: induction
1 hour webinar:
- Introducing the HPQ and EPQ and how their Assessment Objectives are built into the Practising Science programme
- The student experience: how the course aims to build interest, science identity, and careers awareness, and increase take-up of science post-16
- Walkthrough of the Year 10 scheme of work: teaching and enquiry elements, administration forms, marking and moderation
- Enquiry project types and resources: science investigation cycle, engineering design enquiries and researching a personal, local or global science issue
- Pathways through the programme: the option of an EPQ in year 11, or an FPQ for some students
CPD session 2: Teaching element
1 hour webinar:
- the teaching syllabus, scientific practices and transferable skills and apprenticeship model
- case-based instruction and the resources to prepare students for Investigation Design and Research projects
- walkthrough of a case study, just-in-time skills teaching and ‘action tasks’ to apply the learning
CPD session 3: Enquiry element
1 day face-to-face (or live stream):
- the progression from guided year 10 projects towards more independent year 11 projects
- the set of 'enquiry briefs', equipment requirements and technician support
- walkthrough with hands-on experience of some of the ready-to-go projects, as a student, teacher and technician
- how manage and facilitate multiple projects and groups, facilitate, and differentiation strategies
- how to use technology as an ‘AI advisor’, within Awarding Body the guidelines
- how to find and usr scientist/engineer mentors