So all our schools have really
bought into the Pearson material, at Key Stage
3 we use Exploring Science along with the
ActiveLearn. The resources are absolutely
fantastic for the students. There's accessibility
for lower ability students right up to the
higher ability, we're able to really stretch
some of the students as well. So at Key Stage
4 we're using the Pearson GCSE textbooks along
with the core practical books and the revision
material that's available. We're finding that
using ActiveTeach and ActiveLearn across both
Key Stage 3 and 4 is allowing for students
to have a continuity in their curriculum.
But also for staff, I think workload is a
massive issue and they're familiar at both
Key Stages so it kind of aids them in planning
their learning and obviously looking back
at what students should have learnt and the
progression forward.
I found that the Edexcel GCSE science
specification is extremely well resourced.
The team felt it was a stimulating specification.
Some of the electronic resources that we use,
ActiveLearn for example, really do support
planning and delivery in terms of giving teachers
the security that everything they need for
a lesson or sequence of lessons.
Mostly I use ActiveLearn which
is fantastic tool. You've got all the worksheets
to differentiate it really well, you've got
the Technician Park. You've also got the
teacher handbook which really guides you through
everything that you need.
We use the end of unit assessments
and we found that they were actually quite
accurate in what they were telling about our
students on the grades that they were likely
to achieve.
We use the Lab Books which support
the core practicals right through from planning
investigation to evaluating. They look at
developing all of the skills through all of
the investigations, and particularly for our
students the support with evaluation is
very powerful.
