Session two

Getting to know the PSQM criteria

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What does the Primary Science Quality Mark look like?

PSQM SILVER

PSQM GOLD

PSQM Bronze

GOLD AWARDThe subject leader ensures that excellent practice is visible, sustained and evolving across the whole school. This excellent practice has a clear impact on partners beyond the school.

SILVER AWARDThe subject leader is having an increasing impact across the school, where science has a high profile. Many excellent practices are developed and implemented. Some links with partners outside the school are being established.

BRONZE AWARDThe subject leader is beginning to have an impact beyond his/her own class and the profile of science is growing across the school. Some excellent practices are being developed and implemented.

PSQM Core documents

1. PSQM action plan 2. Principles of teaching science in your school- “We know that good science

occurs in our school when…” 3. Log of science subject leader 4. List of CPD activities of subject leader & other members of staff and their

impact5. School Development Plan: sections that have relevance to science 6. Portfolio to illustrate science in your school to support reflections of impact:

Bronze Award - from your own classSilver Award - from several other schoolGold Award - from your school and the wider

community7. Calendar of science events in school (assemblies, outings, science days and

weeks, visits, visiting speakers, activity days)

Criteria Activities

PSQM Tasks

Two models to support effective action planning

SMART targets

•Specific •Measurable•Achievable•Realistic•Time related

Effective CPD model (Adey et al)

• Relevant to need• Sustained• Collaborative• Embedded in culture of school• Career linked

SMART Targets

A SMART Action or Target is one that is:

Target SMART Action e.g.

Increase pupils progress in year 6

60% of pupils in green band make progress of more 1 level by end of 2010

Improve Teacher assessment in Science

Improve Teaching

SpecificMeasurableAchievableRelevantTime related

SMART Targets

A SMART Action or Target is one that is:

Target SMART Action e.g.

Increase pupils progress in year 6

60% of pupils in green band make progress of more 1 level by end of 2010

Improve Teacher assessment in Science

Each member of staff in KS2 will be able to use APP criteria to assign a ‘level’ to each groups of pupils in their class by July 2010

Improve Teaching By the end of Autumn term 2011, at least 1 science lesson per week will use pupils own ideas to drive the learning forwards

SpecificMeasurableAchievableRelevantTime related

Effective action planning

Examples: Improve Teacher assessment in Science

Relevant to need e.g. How identified, what might the need be?

Sustained e.g. How to indicate that change will be come embedded?

Collaborative e.g. Who else might be included?

Embedded in culture of school

E.g. How will the school supporting change?

Career linked e.g. How is personal development for subject leader identified?

Effective Action Planning

Completing an Action Plan

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Gap Task!

• Complete your action plan before the next session.

• Start to compile your CORE documents ready for next session.