PERTH AND KINROSS
SCIENCE PROGRAMMES
All Perth and Kinross schools, both primary and secondary are following the ISE 5-14 guidelines.
The primary schools were given the Renfrewshire materials as a resource and the secondary schools were provided with the new Starting Science package.
Perth and Kinross has many single, two and three teacher schools. These schools are following the Highland adaptation of the Renfrewshire materials to suit their school size.
In addition the primary schools were given a box of resources for each stage. These boxes were filled with resources from the Renfrewshire equipment lists. The primaries were also given the Daydream software, to help deliver this course.
The secondaries were given class sets of Starting Science Books 1 and 2, plus the accompanying teacher’s guides which contain worksheets, homework activities, tests and teachers’ notes.
The secondary schools were also supplied with 20 new purpose-built circuit boards and the complete set of Multi Media Science 11-14.
Both the primary and secondary programmes are supported by in-class, in-school, and central training.
A seconded Science Development Officer provides support, training and advice.
The ‘Let’s Think through Science’ Programme is being piloted in six primaries within the local authority, with a view to being implemented authority-wide.
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