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Curriculum pathways in science\nCatherine Witter\nSpring 2019\nWelcome\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n2\nThis meeting will be recorded\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nExam boards have an Ofqual requirement to record event audio.\nRecordings are kept for the lifetime of the specification and not shared as an accompaniment to session resources.\nThe recording will begin now.\n3\nYear 1\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n“I really want to be a scientist\nwhen I grow up Mummy!”\n4\nYear 4\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n“I think I want to be a doctor\nwhen I’m older like Auntie Gillian. She is really clever and so I have to try my best.”\n5\nYear 7\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n“I’m in top set for Science and I\nreally enjoy it but it’s not easy.\nMy teachers have told me that\nI am doing ok and to keep\ntrying hard.”\n6\nDiscussion\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nWhat knowledge and skills does Eithne need to be a successful scientist?\nWhat potential barriers will she face as she moves through Year 7-13 and beyond?\n7\nAfter primary school\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n8\nWhat choices are available in science for young people today after primary school?\nOptions − our qualifications\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n9\nKey stage 3 science syllabus, with progress tests\nELC Science single\nELC Science double\nGCSE Combined Science: Synergy\nLife and environmental sciences\nPhysical sciences\nGCSE Combined Science: Trilogy\nBiology\nChemistry\nPhysics\nGCSE\nBiology\nGCSE\nChemistry\nGCSE\nPhysics\nProgression to Biology, Chemistry and Physics A-levels, Applied General Science\nGCSE: What did we learn from summer 2018?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThe first summer series since reform went very well.\nConsidering that this was the largest change to GCSE Science since GCSE was introduced in 1987, the majority of schools had understood the changes, accessed the support available to them and supported their students accordingly.\n10\nGCSE: What did we learn from summer 2018?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nELC provided effective support for many students who also entered Combined Science Foundation tier − current research on-going.\nThere is more practical work in GCSE than previously − the required practicals are understood to be a way to ensure coverage of the Apparatus and Technique statements, not a bolt on activity.\n11\nBut…\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThe relative changes to grades and the tiering structure were not universally understood, and parents and students had little understanding.\nGCSE provision is very mixed, with a lack of Science teachers in some schools and wide variations in teaching hours (120 GLH per GCSE expectation) − some have more than this, most have less.\nScience curriculum models may not always focus on learning in favour of being assessment driven.\n12\nSuccesses\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nWriting to the end of the paper\nFull range of marks covered\nGood grade discrimination\nPerformance at different levels of demand\nPerformance on common questions\nBasic maths skills were good\nRecall of equations\n13\nAreas of challenge\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nReading and understanding the question\nUnderstanding command words − describe, explain  compare, evaluate\nWriting coherent responses\nPrecise use of subject specific language\nSynoptic linking of ideas particularly on Higher tier\nApplication of knowledge particular if set in unfamiliar context\nLow demand − some gaps in basic knowledge\n14\nAreas of challenge\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nRequired practicals\nStudents didn’t fully understand:\nwhy they had carried out each step in the practical\nwhy they had taken specific measurements","cbCaiiX7oaDoTjqS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiX7oaDoTjqS","pptx",10311140,27,"English","# Welcome\n# Year 1\n# Year 4\n# Year 7\n# Discussion\n# After primary school\n## Options - our qualifications\n## Key stage 3 science syllabus, with progress tests\n# GCSE: What did we learn from summer 2018?\n# But…\n# Successes\n# Areas of challenge","[{\"question\":\"What discussion questions guide the session about progression to higher education?\",\"answer\":\"The session asks what knowledge and skills are needed to succeed as a scientist, what barriers may appear from Year 7 to beyond, and what rich questions teachers might explore while evaluating departmental policies and schemes of learning.\"},{\"question\":\"Which science qualification pathways and subjects are referenced after primary school?\",\"answer\":\"It references options for young people after primary school, including ELC Science single/double and GCSE Combined Science routes, as well as progression to Biology, Chemistry and Physics A-levels and Applied General Science.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main areas of success and challenge identified for GCSE science after summer 2018?\",\"answer\":\"Successes include writing through to the end, covering a full range of marks, and good grade discrimination, while challenges include reading and understanding questions, command words, coherent responses, precise subject language, synoptic linking, required practical understanding, and applying maths in science contexts.\"}]","Progression from KS3 to Higher Education: Curriculum pathways in science | PPTX",1792462166,68]