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Welcome to the Summer Primary Newsletter
- sharing developments from around the county and updates on national initiatives
Health and Safety
CLEAPSS Subscription 2011/2012
A large number of primary schools have opted to continue their membership of CLEAPSS through
the LA. Further details regarding costs can be found in the Gloucestershire County Council Services
for Schools brochure. In addition to offering valuable health and safety advice CLEAPSS produces a
range of free downloadable teaching resources. E261 has recently been uploaded onto the site
Subject Leadership
E261 Body Parts
This package supports teaching the
position of the major organ
systems in the human body. The
resource consists of drawings of
body and torso outlines, together
with sets of illustrations of the
major organ systems drawn to fit
onto each of the outlines.
CLEAPSS Contact details: http://www.cleapss.org.uk phone on 01895 251496 fax on 01895
814372 or write to CLEAPSS, The Gardiner Building, Brunel Science Park, Uxbridge UP8 3PQ
Summer Primary Science Network meetings
Gloucester
Thursday 9th June
1.00—3.00pm
Venue: Sir Thomas Rich’s
Forest of Dean
Wednesday 15th June
1.30 – 3.30pm
Venue: Whitecross
Cheltenham
Monday 13th June
1.00—3.00pm
Venue: Pates Grammar
North Glos
Friday 10th June
1.00—3.00pm
Venue: Winchcombe
Stroud
Thursday 16th June
1.00—3.00pm
Venue: Stroud High
South Cotswold
Tuesday 14th June
1.00-3.00pm
Venue: Cirencester
Kingshill
Focus of meetings:
Levelling pupil work.
Update on the development of probing
questions to support the development of
APP in primary science.
Sharing good practice
o How is science incorporated
into a thematic curriculum?
o Tracking and monitoring pupil
progress?
o Practical activities that enthuse
pupils?
To book a place email:
donna.orchard-haines@gloucestershire.gov.uk
GCC SERVICES FOR SCHOOLS April 2011 – March 2012
This is a new brochure on Schoolsnet which provides a clear listing of services available to schools in Gloucestershire.
The services are:
 Core Services: Available at no cost to all academies and schools
 Additional Services: Additional services available to maintained schools only
 Traded Services: Available at a charge to all academies and schools
Membership of CLEAPSS is available as a traded service.
Please see page 20 of the brochure or contact Alex Fleming for further details. Only 10.7 pence per pupil
Championing Excellence – Empowering the Community – Inspiring Innovation – Supporting Partnerships
WEBSITE UPDATES
Schoolsnet
The Glos Primary Science resources have been moved and they can be found on Schoolsnet in:
National and local guidance, research and resources to support teaching and learning under
GlosScience Archive
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/SCHOOLSNET/index.cfm?articleid=104098
National Strategies website
The National Strategies website will close down in June 2011. The content will then be moved to the
National Archives where it will still be accessible, but without some interactive elements.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110113104120/http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/;
Current advice is to download and save any materials which you wish to ensure you have copy of.
Learning & Teaching
Assessing Pupil Progress in Science
APP Working Group
A group of colleagues from across the county have worked together to write
probing questions to help teachers to delve into pupils’ understanding of the
five AFs. These will be available to all schools very shortly
Science
e profile
Version 2.1
User Guide
Here is a simple activity you could use to assess:
AF 1 Thinking Scientifically
or AF3 Communicating & Collaborating in science
E237 Electric dominoes
‘Dominoes’ is a game that can be adapted to help children to link symbols with the names of objects. It can be printed out
and cut up to produce 24 different ‘dominoes’. Each carries a symbol and a different named colour illustration
GlosEd Update
It Worked for us - Stories of Improvement
The 'It worked for us' initiative recognises, celebrates and shares innovation across schools and
settings in Gloucestershire. GlosEd Leaders and ASTs have been enjoying writing stories of
improvement on aspects of writing and talking and these can be found on Schoolsnet.
If you are interested in writing one further details including guidelines and the template can be
found on http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schoolsnet/index.cfm?articleid=101844
You may also be interested in finding out about the Glos Ed Leaders. Please see the accompanying
flyer which provides further information and contact details.
If you have any comments or anything to share for the next edition, please contact
Alex Fleming (alexandra.fleming@gloucestershire.gov.uk)
Championing Excellence – Empowering the Community – Inspiring Innovation – Supporting Partnerships