TOM LYONS, ESERO-UK TEACHER FELLOW Association for Science Education Conference, Reading, 9 January 2015

www.esero.org.uk www.esero.org.uk/seqm www.esero.org.uk/timpeake

Launch date: 20 November 2015

• Encourage and support the use of space as an inspiring context for learning across all age groups, but with emphasis on o supporting non-specialist primary teachers in the use of space in teaching o improving the quality and availability of teaching resources using space across the curriculum for primary and secondary schools and for colleges (mainly through ESERO-UK) o engaging pupils in STEM through the use of space and maintaining and developing the interest of the most enthusiastic students by providing suitable opportunities

UK Space Agency Skills and Outreach Strategy

ESA kids: http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/LifeinSpace.html

Overall ESA Education: www.esa.int/education

Tim Peake space resources

Available classroom resources from ESA

ESERO-UK PRIMARY PROJECT

60 Primary Schools – focussed on Year 5 (+/- 1 year)1. Pre project questionnaire.2. Delivered by Space Ambassador Network.3. Six interventions during the academic year.4. Interventions: ITAOT?, CPD, Mission X, Literacy. 5. Post project questionnaire.

ESERO-UK PRIMARY PROJECT

Goals of increased :1. Enjoyment and engagement in science lessons and extra-curricular activities.2. Confidence in learning science and in scientific enquiry skills.3. Awareness of the importance and relevance of science to society.4. Knowledge of career opportunities available to those students who study STEM subjects5. Attainment

InterventionsSchool Initial

meetingStaff Inset ITAOT plus ESERO

Class lesson ITAOT

Daresbury

Labs visit+school visit (2)

Mission X

SQM NSLC course

Visitors Andy Newsam

Other

Rode Heath ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ STEM ambassadorLanding pods

✓ Lunar rocks

Homework

St John Fisher

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Already linked with footballclubs

✓ Merseyside STEM Ogden Trust

✓ Bradford Telescope High school engineering

Prospect Vale ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Merseyside STEM

Ogden Trust

✓ Lunar rocks

Castle View ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ UCLan 

✓

Woodside ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ UCLan

 

✓ Bradford Telescope

Portland Primary

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ MerseysideSTEM

✓ Artist spaceTheme.High school activities

Investigating Martian soil

Fruit planets

STEM

ambassador at

work

Successes

Whole school interaction

Class displays

Positive feedbackExtension lessonsUse of ESERO website

& e-library resources

Pupil space experts

Teachers’ comments

‘My knowledge was basic and this has certainly led to me being more informed and confident when delivering space based lessons. Pupil feedback and engagement has been great; some hard to reach pupils have really engaged with the subject.’ Pauline Harrison, Woodside Primary

‘I have gained a lot of knowledge from this session and I will definitely use the activities learnt today in practice. I loved experiencing the activities.’ Rachel Abbott, Castleview Primary

Staff CPD

Staff CPD