What are the benefits to my school?
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Free high-quality, evidence-informed resources for a notoriously tricky topic: electricity;
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Free bespoke CPD;
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Potential improvements in physics attainment;
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Reduced planning workload for your teachers;
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The opportunity for your school to be involved in cutting edge research to improve science educational outcomes.
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Certification for your involvement
When will the project take place?
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Four virtual twilight CPD sessions across December and early spring.
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Piloting the resources (8 hours of teaching material for KS3 electric circuits): from the beginning of January 2021.
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The resources can be delivered across the full term, or a half-term, depending on what works for your school.
How much time will it take my school?
Schools will be required to:
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Pilot the resources with the school’s chosen year group (year 7 or 8) i.e., teachers will need to familiarise themselves with the resources and then use these resources in their classes (with any desired adaptations) from the beginning of January 2021.
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Arrange for all teachers of physics of the chosen year group to attend the four virtual twilight CPD sessions
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Share feedback on the resources (i.e. teachers participate in a survey before and after the project, give feedback on the resources during CPD sessions, and give an interview, if asked)
How will data sharing work?
How will data sharing work?
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Schools will not need to share any data about students.
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Schools will share some limited information about participating teachers (names, contact information and professional roles).
To assess the effectiveness of the pilot, the project team will record teachers’:
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Attendance at training sessions
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Feedback on the resources
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Online engagement with the resources
The evaluation team will ask teachers to:
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Complete a survey before and after the project
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Give one or two interviews, in some cases