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ASE Resources to support How Science Works KS4
Look out for SATIS REVISITED – with support from the Department of Education and Skills, up to 20 original ASE SATIS units are being updated and revised to support How Science Works at KS4. These will be added to ASE’s schoolscience website from June 2007.
All 120 original SATIS units have recently been reviewed by the ASE to assess their suitability for updating to support How Science Works at KS4. These files list Specific Reference and Topic, How Science Works Objective, Specific Learning Object, ASE Reference (original SATIS units, Investigations ‘Developing Understanding’, Investigating the Environment at KS3 and KS4, School Chemistry Experiments etc.) with comments.
Lists Specific Reference and Topic and Specific Learning Object for AQA 1206A, Edexcel 360 Science, OCR 1206 and AQA 1214 as a single file
Resources to support the new GCSEs
To help highlight what is on offer, exhibitors who
attended the ASE Annual Conference have been contacted
to help establish a better idea of the variety of resources
(existing and new) that specifically relate to the new
style of science GCSE. They were invited to submit details
outlining how they support the new GCSEs, the specifications
and in particular 'How Science Works'. The responses
have been collated into an Excel Spreadsheet and a Word
table.
These documents are available only in the ASE MEMBERS
AREA (login at the top of the home page and select 'Curriculum
Support' in the members Area).
Other groups are also looking at how existing ASE resources
(such as SATIS, the Science Year CDs and Science UPD8)
have relevant examples relating to the new science GCSEs.
If you have comments or materials relating to this,
please email them to info@ase.org.uk
Publishers overview
This document brings together different publishers producing
books and resources in support of the new Science GCSEs,
explaining which examination boards and specifications
they are publishing for.
Publishers
Overview download
Courses and CPD opportunities
Teachers and departments will need CPD to take on board
the new ideas and to help implement the new specifications.
The overview here highlights some of the courses from
the Science Learning Centres, ASE and other providers.
CPD
opportunities download
Guidance notes for Headteachers and Heads of Science
on the KS4 Science curriculum
This booklet was produced by the London Science Challenge
in Spring 2006, bringing together advice from Heads
of Science covering the stages in implementation, also
including publishers details and web suggestions. This
is a useful document wherever you might be teaching
or implementing the new Science GCSEs. Link
to Pdf >>>
Accredited specifications for 2006
The
QCA website contains new information regarding
which specifications from the various examining boards
have been accredited in September 2005. They have also
produced summary pdfs for each examining boards new
specifications:
AQA
Edexcel
OCR
WJEC
Your Questions Answered - FAQs
The ASE have been involved with the Royal Society,
QCA and other learned scientific organisations (the
RSC, IOP and IOB) looking at what teachers need to know
regarding the Key Stage 4 changes for 2006. A document
based on a wide range of frequently asked questions
has been produced from the collaborative group. This
a useful starting point for those needing to find out
more about the new specifications:
Changes to GCSEs in Science from 2006 - your questions
answered - download
pdf
View previous resources
and materials for GCSE 2005
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