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SUMMARY:SEERIH Rochdale REAL Trust Primary Science Subject Leader Network
  2025-26
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DESCRIPTION:Please note that this Network is open to all schools who are 
 in Rochdale.\n\n \n\nSEERIH\, at The University of Manchester\, is a spe
 cialist hub which supports teacher development.\n\nTo facilitate forward
  planning in schools\, all three meetings are open to book now. Please b
 ook tickets for the sessions you are able to attend. We encourage teache
 rs attend all sessions wherever possible\, in order to get the most out 
 of the experience.\n\nThe network welcomes new and established primary s
 cience subject leaders of all experience levels to:\n\n-share and improv
 e practice\n\n-speak with other subject leaders in your region about the
  issues that are affecting each of you.\n\n-engage in expert-led profess
 ional development inputs to support you with up-to-date issues\, skills 
 and resources.\n\n \n\nAttending these termly networks is an interactive
  and practical way to help you to:\n\n \n\n-tackle the issues in your sc
 hool's science curriculum\n\n-support you in your role as a leader\n\n-r
 aise the profile of science\n\n-improve the outcomes for your pupils.\n\
 n \n\nExpectations of attending the network include engaging with pre-co
 urse tasks/reading and submitting your response to a gap task. This is a
  compulsory element of the network to ensure the CPD is meaningful and i
 mpactful.\n\n \n\nYour timetable:\n\n \n\nAutumn term meeting: 4 Novembe
 r 2025\, 9:00-12:00. \n\n \n\nPurposeful and Practical Primary science\n
 \n \n\nPractical work is a distinctive aspect of science teaching\, but 
 its role in primary science isn't always clear\, with teachers often uns
 ure how to use it most effectively to support learning. This session exp
 lores a range of potential purposes for practical work in primary scienc
 e\, with a key focus on ensuring the intended science learning is explic
 it and focused.\n\n \n\nOutcomes:\n\n \n\n-To know when and how to make 
 good use of practical work to enhance learning in science\n\n-To underst
 and how to plan for these opportunities\n\n-To explore a host of practic
 al ideas and activities matched to the current National Curriculum for p
 rimary science.\n\n \n\nSpring term meeting: 10 March 2026\, 09:00-12:00
 . \n\n \n\nWhat a good one looks like – Moderating primary science\n\n \
 n\nAssessment is at the heart of teaching and learning. This half-day se
 ssion will provide an opportunity to compare work across year groups and
  develop a clear understanding of progress and what ‘secure’ looks like 
 in each year group. Discussions with other science leaders will ensure n
 ext steps in science can be identified\, leading to greater cohesion acr
 oss the whole school.\n\n \n\nOutcomes:\n\n \n\n-To explore current best
  practice in primary science assessment and understand current assessmen
 t expectations\n\n-To explore approaches to whole school science moderat
 ion\n\n-To be able to assess working scientifically.\n\n \n\nSummer term
  meeting: 25 June 2026\, 09:00-12:00. \n\n \n\nThe STEAMy relationship b
 etween art and science!\n\n \n\nTeaching pupils to think both critically
  and creatively is key to the development of a society which understands
  and is fully engaged with the world around them. It’s important to prov
 ide our pupils with enough knowledge and understanding of the world arou
 nd them so they make informed decisions: i.e. they are scientifically li
 terate. This session aims to prepare our future scientists and technolog
 ists- in a range of creative contexts\, including art.\n\n \n\nOutcomes:
 \n\n \n\n-To experience a host of practical ideas for teaching science\n
 \n-To cultivate\, develop and raise science capital through a creative\,
  cross-curricular approach\n\n-To extend and enrich science activities f
 or all ages across the primary school.
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LOCATION:REAL Trust\, Suite F2\, Hafley Court\, Buckley Road\, \, Rochdal
 e \, OL12 9DJ
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