Noctua School Alliance

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Science

CourseScience Workshops 2025/2026
Led byBryony Turford from Primary Science Geeks
DetailsOur programme covers three half day sessions and will be delivered by Bryony Turford from Primary Science Geeks who has a wealth of expertise.

Bryony has been delivering high quality professional development sessions for leaders, classroom practitioners, trainees and ECTs for over 20 years and a teacher for more than 25. Bryony Turford is the founder and director of Primary Science Geeks, an education consultancy based in Yorkshire and The Humber and co-founder and director of My Science Club Ltd.

Session dates:
Session 1 - 24th October 2025
Session 2 - 4th March 2026
Session 3 - 9th June 2026

Course overview.

Session 1**

This session will include:
• Working Scientifically – pedagogy for procedural knowledge (thread included in all sessions)
Types of Enquiry and Nuffield Practical Primary Science guidance
• CLEAPSS Primary (thread included in all sessions)
Teaching ideas
• Professional learning needs for the year ahead as a science leader
• News – keeping up to date with Primary Science

Session 2**

This session will include:
• Working Scientifically – pedagogy for procedural knowledge (thread included in all sessions)
Skills of Enquiry and Nuffield Practical Primary Science guidance
• CLEAPSS Primary (thread included in all sessions)
Doing things safely
• Enrichment of science learning
• News – keeping up to date with Primary Science

Session 3**

This session will include:
• Working Scientifically – pedagogy for procedural knowledge (thread included in all sessions)
Assessment of enquiry and Nuffield Practical Primary Science guidance
• CLEAPSS Primary (thread included in all sessions)
Leadership
• Plus a further stand-alone agenda item TBC
• News – keeping up to date with Primary Science

* Approximately one week before the session, you will be sent a short set of preparation activities to think about, to do and to bring. These are designed to take no longer than 30 minutes to prepare. Reflection tasks should take no longer than 30 minutes after the live session.

**Content subject to change staying current with up to date events
Timingssession 1 - 24th October 2025Online CPD Live Session 1.30pm-3.30pm*£80 per session
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