Experienced teacher teaching strategies

Develop and explore new ways of teaching key topics to your post-16 students

Led by expert facilitators, the course will help you develop strategies to help your learners with topics that are a crucial part of both UK and Irish curricula. Within each session, there’s time to discuss ideas and share your previous experience, plus opportunities to ask questions and get guidance from our experts.

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At a glance

Upcoming dates:
Thursdays, Jan–May, 7–8.30pm

Cost: Free for Teach Chemistry members

Session frequency: Monthly

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Course outcomes

After this course, you should:

  • illustrate best practice in chemistry based on latest learning models
  • share and refine good practice from our own classroom experiences
  • signpost RSC resources that can be used in classroom practice

Throughout the course you will gain knowledge and skills for teaching chemistry through guided learning discussions, in which you will share ideas and experiences with a group of your peers and teaching experts.

Upcoming dates and registration

Spring term

Thursdays, January–May 2025, 7–8.30pm, online

You’ll need to be a member of Teach Chemistry  to register for this course. Sign in now or register for an account today to get started.

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Session 1: Thursday 30 January, 7–8.30pm

Calculations of reactions, mole concentrations, volumes of gases, per cent yields and atom economies

Session 2: Thursday 27 February, 7–8.30pm

Organic synthesis

Session 3: Thursday 27 March, 7–8.30pm

Determination and use of rate equations

Session 4: Thursday 1 May, 7–8.30pm

 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Additional information

We will be covering key chemistry curriculum topics taught across the UK and Ireland. The course is most suited to teachers who are:

  • established in their teaching career with a solid foundation of topic knowledge
  • looking to explore new ways of teaching key curriculum areas
  • keen to gather new ideas and resources from experts and peers

The format is a series of four sessions – you will complete these once a month. By completing the sessions, you will qualify for a certificate of attendance to add to your professional development portfolio/record.

We will also ask you to complete some short tasks outside of the sessions, which you will discuss with your course facilitator and fellow participants during the sessions. These will be provided approximately one month in advance of each session on the module event support page (which you will be given access to).

Support from your subject or school leadership team is a critical factor in successful professional development. When you sign up for a module, we’ll ask you to provide details of a senior member of staff who is responsible for your professional development provisions, eg head of chemistry/department, assistant headteacher, headteacher etc.

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FAQs

Who is this course for?

The course is designed for teachers who are established in their career, so won’t be suitable for less experienced teachers, trainees or student teachers.

How much does the course cost?

Nothing at all! The course is free to join, although places are limited. (If the course wasn’t fully funded it would cost £250!)

Is this course recognised? Will I receive a certificate?

Absolutely. The course is recognised CPD, so you will receive a certificate of attendance for your professional development portfolio/record once you have completed all of your chosen course’s sessions.

To qualify for the certificate of attendance, you must attend all sessions and complete all required tasks.

Do you record the sessions?

No, course sessions are not recorded. If you are not available for the course dates currently advertised, watch this space – most courses are run repeatedly, on a termly basis.