Best Practice for Heads of Science and Headteachers |
Encouraging good practical science |
| ASE Best Practice Guidance guidance on Outdoor Learning, Assessment and Senior Leadership. This series of best practice documents brings together important advice on key aspects of the teaching and learning of science... | Topics in Safety How to stay safe in the prep room and classroom. This resource offers a detailed look at a wide range of topics covering everything from working with DNA to the use of chemicals in the classroom... |
| Managing health and safety in science departments Ideas about policies, training and monitoring | We don’t do that - it’s not safe anymore (SSR 332) Investigates how over-cautiousness can inhibit good science teaching. |
| ASE Science Leaders' Survival Guide How to ensure that practical science flourishes in the department by appropriate use of risk assessments | Oh yes you can! (EiS 224) This article debunks myths around supposed bans of school science experiments. |
| Health and Safety Guidance for Governors and Head Teachers (Welsh translation) | Yes you can! Workshop (2017) These notes from ASE Annual Conference encourage practical science by helping teachers and technicians identify safe ways of working, and also to help develop new, exciting, and safe practical activities. |
| How Safe is your Science Department? A manager's checklist | Saftey Matters A collection of articles from the Health and Safety Specialist group. |
Key publications from ASE:
Safeguards in the School Laboratory 12th Edition
The twelfth edition of this invaluable ASE publication is intended for all those involved in 11-19 science education. It will be particularly useful for newly qualified and trainee teachers, new technicians and heads of department.
Be Safe!
The ONLY publication that gives advice on practical science and technology in primary schools across the UK. Be Safe is a must have for health and safety guidance for primary schools.
ASE Prep Room Organiser
An important resource and guide for technicians working in education. This organiser brings together much of the information normally acquired by technicians over a period of time in the job into one convenient reference.
*Update version November 2019
Further guidance
his guidance reprints various health and safety articles which have appeared over the years in ASE journals. Some date back a number of years but they are all checked to ensure that they still offer advice which is valid and useful. Most will show the date on which they were checked and in some cases there is a footnote to indicate any significant changes since the original article was written.
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