1 part course - 15th - 16th December 2010

Closing date for applications / Offer date - 31st October 2010

Please Note :- Places will be allocated, where possible, on an even spread across local authorities with a proportion for independent schools, which are in SSERC membership.  Places will be allocated on the closing date and delegates will be notified of a place as soon after that date as possible.

Course Descriptor - This 1-part Science for Probationers Residential course aims to help teachers to implement current curricular developments through innovative, practical workshops. Curriculum for Excellence aims to bring about transformational change and ensure the best possible education for our children and young people and the Scottish Government recognises the pivotal role of science within CfE.

Building on the success of the Scottish Universities Science School for PGDEs, SSERC through the project, Support for Scottish Science Education through CPD, offers this hands-on practical course for Probationer Teachers of Science in Secondary Schools. Publicity flier   [PDF - 475 KB] 

 Draft Programme will appear here [Word].

Target Audiences - Probationary Science teachers (Secondary education).

Venue - SSERC and King Malcolm Hotel, Dunfermline.

Fee- This course is being provided free of charge.  Accommodation (1 night) and all meals are included.

Application Form [PDF - 33 KB]          Application Form [Word - 66 KB]

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Please note that these courses are underpinned and supported from a variety of third-party sources.  In the event of failure to attend the course, without adequate reason, the full estimated cost of the residential course (£300) will be charged.  Please ensure that your institution is aware of this rule prior to submission of your registration.

These residential courses are sponsored by the Scottish Government and are designed and organised by a partnership which includes: the Institute of Physics in Scotland, Royal Society of Chemistry, SAPS Scotland, The University of Edinburgh (the School of Chemistry, SIBE) and SSERC.