Led by Helen Wilson, lecturer in science education at Oxford Brookes University, this one-day course offers a range of practical approaches to challenge and engage more able learners in science across key stages 1 and 2.

This workshop is aimed at:

• Primary school teachers
• More able coordinators/leads
• Primary middle and senior leaders

9.00am: coffee and registration

9.30am

• The evidence base: thinking, doing, talking science
• Higher order thinking in science and the identification of ability
• Challenge in practical science: which shoes have the best grip?

11.00am: break

11.25am

• Introduction to the Bright Ideas Time: The Odd One Out & PMI
• Focused recording: do the people with the strongest legs jump the furthest?

12.30pm: lunch

1.15pm

• Practical prompts for thinking
• Higher order questioning
• The Bright Ideas Time: The Big Question and beyond
• Problem solving for challenge: protect the egg
• Crafting a lesson for challenge
• Plenary

3.30pm: close