Meeting 18 of the Inclusive Science Education group

Notes from the Inclusive Science education group on 15th November 2023. This was the 18th meeting of our group. A summary of the presentation. Adam Wray gave a presentation to the group on predictive brain theory – application to teaching autistic students. Predictive brain theory is at the cutting edge of cognitive science, it’s a potential link …

Meeting 17 of the Inclusive Science Education group

Notes from the Inclusive Science Education group 2nd October 23 This was the 17th meeting of the group which is approaching 400 members now. Points arising from the discussion Rob shared with the group that he had recently watched a video shared on social media by Lynn McCann from ReachoutASC. This was a conference speech on visual …

Meeting 16 of the inclusive science education group 27th June 2023

This meeting was our sixteenth meeting of our group which now has over 350 members in the database. Over the last year we have had meetings with a focus on Please get in touch with Rob if you want the notes for previous meetings. Points arising from the discussion Where can we keep the notes …

Meeting 15 of the Inclusive science education group 15th May 23

ChemBAM ChemBAM is an award-winning outreach project that aims to showcase the exciting world of chemistry. All of their resources are free to use, including experiments, videos and articles. Their activities link the UK national curriculum to research that is going on in industry and universities. ChemBAM’s work with learners who have visual impairment. The …

Meeting 14 of the Inclusive science education group 21st March 2023

We hope members of our group will see the connection and synergy between the speakers taking part in this meeting. Skills Builder network Skills Builder Partnership is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed. Skills Builder Framework – Sarah …

Meeting 13 of the Inclusive science education group 26th Jan 2023

nasen nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences. https://nasen.org.uk/ nasen also hold the DfE contract (Universal SEND Services) for supporting schools with SEND learners which provides free support …

Meeting 12 of the inclusive science education group 23rd Nov 2022

For our November meeting we were joined by Colin Foley from the ADHD foundation. The ADHD foundation The ADHD foundation has a range of reasonably priced online CPD workshops that you can purchase to use with your own teachers. They typically run online from 3:45-5:15pm (Free to schools in Gloucestershire and Merseyside – £25 per …

Meeting 11 of the Inclusive science education group 3rd Oct 2022

This meeting we were joined by Sarah Johnson from Doncaster University Centre. The university offers a variety of courses for teachers interested in teaching learners with SEND. They also offer the SENDCO awards (Nasenco) and a foundation degree in special needs. They aim to improve provision for learners all over world and have a variety …

Meeting 10 of the inclusive science education group 12th Feb 2022

The meeting was a follow-up meeting where participants had gone away to try out some of the things we had discussed and report back on any impact on learners. One teacher had tried to include more consistency in her lessons in response to hearing last lesson how a teacher structured their lessons into set components …

Meeting 9 of the Inclusive Science Education group (ideas to take away and try)

Background The inclusive science group is made of interested educators from all phases and sectors who have an interest in teaching students who have additional support needs or special educational needs. It is organised by Rob Butler from the ASE and Jane Essex (ASE and RSC member), who both have an interest in this area …