For the third time in this academic year Friesland School students gathered at the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus. Following the successful Maths and English conferences, this time students from across the entire Trust attended a range of sessions targeted at ensuring students are able to take advantage of every mark available across all six science papers.
Sessions ran across both Tuesday 14th April and Wednesday 15th April covering both the Combined Science and Triple Science. After arriving at the University, students gathered in Jubilee Campus’ Exchange building where they were warmly welcomed by Trust Lead for Science, Mrs Hirst, and a representative of University of Nottingham. Students were assigned mixed groups meaning students also had the chance to meet and learn alongside peers from all areas of The Two Counties Trust.
On Tuesday Grade 5+ students completed sessions including:
- Required practical planning, where students were taught skills to be successful in 6-mark practical exam questions.
- Analysis of results, where students were supported in understanding the differences between describing and explaining results.
- Extended response and AO3, where students practiced writing model answers and analysed mark schemes for greater understanding of levelled response questions.
- Maths skills in science, where students were given strategic advice on completing maths questions in science.
On Wednesday, it was the turn of Grade 7+ students who joined sessions including:
- 3 sessions on each of the specialisms in science, where scholars were shown scaffolded responses to some of the more complex, higher tier, areas of the specification.
- Required practical planning, where scholars were taught skills to be successful in 6-mark practical exam questions.
For the third time in this academic year Two Counties Trust students gathered at the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus. Following the successful Maths and English conferences, this time students from across the entire Trust attended a range of sessions targeted at ensuring students are able to take advantage of every mark available across all six science papers.
Sessions ran across both Tuesday 14th April and Wednesday 15th April covering both the Combined Science and Triple Science. After arriving at the University, students gathered in Jubilee Campus’ Exchange building where they were warmly welcomed by Trust Lead for Science, Mrs Hirst, and a representative of University of Nottingham. Students were assigned mixed groups meaning students also had the chance to meet and learn alongside peers from all areas of The Two Counties Trust.
On Tuesday Grade 5+ students completed sessions including:
- Required practical planning, where students were taught skills to be successful in 6-mark practical exam questions.
- Analysis of results, where students were supported in understanding the differences between describing and explaining results.
- Extended response and AO3, where students practiced writing model answers and analysed mark schemes for greater understanding of levelled response questions.
- Maths skills in science, where students were given strategic advice on completing maths questions in science.
On Wednesday, it was the turn of Grade 7+ students who joined sessions including:
- 3 sessions on each of the specialisms in science, where scholars were shown scaffolded responses to some of the more complex, higher tier, areas of the specification.
- Required practical planning, where scholars were taught skills to be successful in 6-mark practical exam questions.
