
STEM: Secondary Courses – April and May 2023
Read MoreWe have plenty of interesting and informative courses available covering various secondary-level STEM topics throughout April and May. Many of these courses are discounted, so book early to ensure your place!
Title/Code Description Details Link EP2332 ELECTRICITY TECHNICIAN TRAINING
RK698 B03Technician online physics knowledge enhancement
Please join us for a series of workshops aimed at helping you to understand some more physics ideas. We explore the theory behind many of the KS3 and 4 lesson you prepare kit for.
Electricity; Charge, current, resistance, potential difference, conductors and insulators; Ohmic and non ohmic conductors; Power and energy.
This course is fully funded for schools from Soar Valley Enthuse Partnership. Other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £40 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.Date: 19 April 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: CHEMISTRY TRIPLE SCIENCE
RX012 KA01Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching Chemistry for Key Stage 4 (triple science). Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your GCSE chemistry classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.
This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.Dates:
24 April 2023
3 May 2023
10 May 2023
Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: FreeClick to Book KS3 BIOLOGY – CELLS AND MICROSCOPES
RK298 A156Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.
This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.Date: 26 April 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book EP2332 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: PHYSICS KS4
RX014 KB05Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching physics for key stage 4. It will build on your knowledge from undertaking the key stage 3 physics course. Start your key stage 4 teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your physics classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.
This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £140 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.
Date: 27 April 2023
Time: 9.30-12.30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: FreeClick to Book EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – GROUP / TEAMWORK FOR PUPILS
RK357 B08The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network. Date: 28 April 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Cost: £40Click to Book EP2332 TECHNICIANS SUPPORTING TRIPLE SCIENCE
RK776 B01This course is designed for technicians who support practical work in triple science. You will gain hands on experience of effective and engaging practical ideas in biology, chemistry and physics. You will also have the opportunity to discuss key learning points behind the practicals, where to find resource materials and how to prepare them.
This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £185 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.Dates:
3 May 2023 – 10-11.30am
16 May 2023 – 10.30-12pm
7 June 2023 – 1.30-3pm
Venue: Online
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book EP2414 ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING AND FEEDBACK IN SECONDARY SCIENCE
RK298 A166Funded by an Enthuse Project at Redhill Academy. Free for schools from the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton Areas only. Non-attendance will be charged at £80 to avoid wasting spaces. Schools from outside this funded area will be cancelled. Dates:
4 May 2023
25 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book KS3 BIOLOGY – MOVING IN AND OUT OF CELLS
RK298 A157Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.
This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.Date: 9 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book EP2206 DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN STEM
RK381 B01Working in partnership with Skillsbuilder, this course explores the 8 essential skills and provides ideas to implement employability / essential skills into STEM curriculum design.
This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.
This course is fully funded from Bosworth Enthuse partnership for schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £80 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.Date: 11 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book INTRODUCING FORCES AT KS3 WITH PHYSICS PARTNERS
RK298 A162Forces make things happen! Forces ‘tell the physics story’; if you understand forces and their effects then this will help you in many other areas of physics. The workshop will look at common student misconceptions and how to overcome them. You will be introduced to a coherent strategy for introducing forces at KS3 involving how to describe forces correctly and the use of free-body diagrams. During the workshop, there will be live demonstrations to help you with delivery of this subject area. Date: 17 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Cost: £30Click to Book EAST MIDLANDS TECHNICIANS SUMMER NETWORK
RK607 B09With recent changes to the science curriculum now embedded in most schools and colleges, challenges still remain in maximising the enjoyment, engagement and success of learners. This course recognises the pivotal role that technical support staff play and provides the opportunity to meet, discuss and share good practice for technicians from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire schools only.
You will:
receive updates and share current best practice
consider ways in which technical support for science departments can be optimised
establish a working brief for the network
identify future training needs
Date: 17 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – MISCONCEPTIONS AND PROGRESS
RK357 B09The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network. Date: 18 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Cost: £40Click to Book EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: BIOLOGY TRIPLE SCIENCE
RX009 KA01Explore background subject knowledge to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 4 (Triple Science) with a focus on coordination and control. Start your Triple Science teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your biology classes.
This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.Date: 22 May 2023
Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: FreeClick to Book GIRLS IN STEM
RK298 A148By the end of this session you will be able to:
outline key issues around diversity within the STEM workfor
use the 8 GATSBY benchmarks as a guide for underpinning inclusive STEM content
consider the inclusivity of your curriculum and the importance of your subject to students’ lives.
This course has been fully funded by an enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.
Date: 23 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.30pm – 5pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book GRAPHS FOR GCSE SCIENCE – MIST: MATHS IN SCIENCE TEACHING
RK298 A145This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.
Date: 30 May 2023
Venue: Online
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Cost: FreeClick to Book Please share this information with your colleagues. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.Kind Regards,
Anna
Anna Cummings
Finance and HR Manager
Mon – Fri 8:30 – 4:00
Phone during office hours 07411 529201

Flying High English Hub: Partner School Recruitment Event
Flying High English Hub Partner School Recruitment Event
27th April 9:30-12pm
Flying High Offices, 2a Vickery Way, Chilwell.
Would your school benefit from additional financial support for your phonics programme and access to 9 days of Literacy Specialist support over two years?
Flying High English hub have additional capacity to take on more partner schools for September 2023. Therefore, we want to offer schools the opportunity to attend an event to learn more about our offer and how they can begin partnership work with us.
We are particularly interested to hear from schools who meet two or more of the following criteria:
- The last published Phonics Screening Check result is below the published national average (this was 75% in 2022)
- Low attainment in bottom 20% of children.
- Ofsted judgement of Requires Improvement or Inadequate.
- A high proportion of groups considered hard to reach such as EAL, PSM, travellers etc
- Schools referred by local partners (e.g., NLEs, LAs).
- Schools that sit in an education investment area or priority education investment area (List of areas found here)
(If schools only meet one of these but feel they require intensive support, they can still access the partnership. Please contact englishhub@flyinghightrustc.o.uk to discuss this in further detail.)
Most schools have selected a DfE validated SSP programme in recent years, therefore, we want our intensive partnership work to help schools get the most from it. We also know that the implementation of a phonics programme is not easy, particularly when schools are faced with various other challenges. To help schools address this, our proven Partner School intensive support programme gives schools the knowledge, confidence and support to truly make a difference for their children. Through a carefully constructed partnership, we help schools implement their chosen programme with rigour and fidelity so they can make a positive impact on the number of children who become proficient readers.
Please be aware of the following:
- Schools should only attend this meeting if they meet two or more of the criteria above (unless you have contacted us beforehand)
- This event is only for schools wanting to engage in our two-year intensive support programme
- Through the programme, schools can access up to £6000 of funding to purchase resources and training for their chosen DfE Validated SSP programme.
- Schools must be committed to making positive changes in the way they support children in the lowest 20%.
- The headteacher must be committed to the programme and will show this by attending this event with the school’s reading/phonics leader.
- Schools wanting to join the partnership must commit to receiving an English Hub audit during the summer term.
Book via this link https://futures.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/courses/3709816186/english-hub-partner-school-recruitment-event-free-event
Kind regards,
Carl Pattison
Flying High English Hub Leader

Flying High English Hub: February 2023 Newsletter
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