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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:38:43 +0000
From: Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi all
Apologies for cross posting, and multiple messages today! Final week at SEPnet, so it's a tad manic....
Over the last few years SEPnet has been developing and testing resources aimed at bringing Physics into the context of Key Stage 3 Students' lives and career paths. After testing across over twenty five schools in the South East over two years, we are finally ready to launch the resources! Everyone, here's Connect Physics: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/
The ideas were developed by SEPnet Officers and teacher, then taken to full workshops by the fine folk at Science Theatre.
We set out to develop a set of three workshops which can be delivered over a school year which aim to maintain and raise the science capital of students. We found in testing, after throwing a lot of budget and people time at the evaluation, that we actually couldn't bring in sufficient data to measure any changes in Science Capital. Also our aims may have been a little impossible to carry out and measure.
However the outcomes after each of the workshops were delivered, along with observations from teachers showed there was some short-term impact. The full evaluation report, carried out by Hope-Stone research, can be found here: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf
So in the end, these workshops do encourage the students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. The workshops also help students find out about careers that are available after studying physics and also develop the students'' skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution. Over a third of students had a raised interest in Physics after completing each workshop.
The workshops are available for all to use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The workshops can be delivered on condition that:
* The resources are to be used for non-profit purposes only.
* The SEPnet logos are not to be removed from any of the materials. However you are free to add additional logos.
* A completed reporting spreadsheet is sent back at the end of the school year.
To register please complete the form linked below: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/
All the best
Dom
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Subject: Re: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi Dom,
Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, on the quantitative side of the evaluation, this report does not provide the key details that would be needed to learn anything about impact patterns.
Just two key points amongst a range of issues:
1. There are several references to ‘significant’ findings in the report, but no indication of which inferential statistical tests were used.
(This statement in the methods make no sense to me at all: 'Where responses were in the form of scores out of 5, based on the size of the achieved samples, those scores where there is difference of 0.3 or more between the base line and endline can be considered significant.’)
2. There are some interesting Likert scale outcome measures (e.g., 'Anyone can become a scientist’ and ‘I want to become a scientist’; also some problematic ones, e.g. 'It is important to study science even if you don’t want a science job in the future’). However, measuring change on the outcome measures with the entire pre (n = 474) and post (n = 85) samples is not okay. These are repeated measures items and the analysis should only include data where the same individual completed both pre and post measures. So unfortunately, none of the reported ‘change’ analyses are valid as this analytic error is repeated throughout.
It sounds like you are finishing this project so might not be able to go back and fix these issues on the evaluation. If this is the case, perhaps you could share the underlying data as well? Could be a nice small-scale project for a student to re-analyse the data using appropriate statistical methods.
I am sorry to hear that your investment in evaluation did not yield the answers you had hoped. This is a shame, as it looks like it was a great opportunity to contribute some valuable knowledge to the field. I would advise on future projects it may be worth involving a methodological advisor to the risk of this outcome. I can suggest some people off list if you (or others) are considering a major evaluation investment.
Best wishes,
Eric
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On 24 Sep 2018, at 11:38, Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Hi all
Apologies for cross posting, and multiple messages today! Final week at SEPnet, so it’s a tad manic….
Over the last few years SEPnet has been developing and testing resources aimed at bringing Physics into the context of Key Stage 3 Students’ lives and career paths. After testing across over twenty five schools in the South East over two years, we are finally ready to launch the resources! Everyone, here’s Connect Physics:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/
The ideas were developed by SEPnet Officers and teacher, then taken to full workshops by the fine folk at Science Theatre.
We set out to develop a set of three workshops which can be delivered over a school year which aim to maintain and raise the science capital of students. We found in testing, after throwing a lot of budget and people time at the evaluation, that we actually couldn’t bring in sufficient data to measure any changes in Science Capital. Also our aims may have been a little impossible to carry out and measure.
However the outcomes after each of the workshops were delivered, along with observations from teachers showed there was some short-term impact. The full evaluation report, carried out by Hope-Stone research, can be found here:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf
So in the end, these workshops do encourage the students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. The workshops also help students find out about careers that are available after studying physics and also develop the students’’ skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution. Over a third of students had a raised interest in Physics after completing each workshop.
The workshops are available for all to use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The workshops can be delivered on condition that:
• The resources are to be used for non-profit purposes only.
• The SEPnet logos are not to be removed from any of the materials. However you are free to add additional logos.
• A completed reporting spreadsheet is sent back at the end of the school year.
To register please complete the form linked below: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/
All the best
Dom
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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:13:15 +0100
From: Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi Eric
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the evaluation, always very welcome! Some points that add more context for the report:
(1) Our biggest challenge was limited resource. Our organisation has a limited budget dedicated to developing new programmes so our evaluation budgets have to be limited too. However we always seek external expertise on this, after all we are physicists and not social scientists. The invitation to tender was posted here.
(2) There was also a practical element, working with such large numbers of schools, especially those we were targeting (state-supported, high FSM and low performance in Physics, ones normally not targeted by programmes such as this) led to teething issues. How do you gather sufficient data but keep the school engaged with the project and evaluation process all on a limited budget?
(3) It was the first region-wide project where multiple interventions were happening in targeted schools that SEPnet has carried out. We have slowly been moving away from one-off school interventions to schools that request sessions. So the report also covers how we develop a longer term partnership with these schools. Keeping this partnership was the priority beyond completing the required evaluation.
Yes the evaluation didn't yield what I was looking for, but I wasn't being realistic about what could be measured with the limited resource that we had. That is why I am excited to make the report public, so other organisations looking to develop similar projects, and haven't had experience in this before, can consider how to approach a region-wide systematic evaluations of schools projects.
There is a conversation to be had around this, especially as we continue to evolve STEM interventions from HEIs. So there is a lot of wealth of knowledge in that report beyond the stats (which I am upfront about in the foreword). I wouldn't want to discourage others from checking it out.
Plus my successor (it's my final week at SEPnet) will have the opportunity to look at how the workshops are used from now on. We will ask registered users to join in on this, so hopefully we can have more data points to work with! :-)
Erik, more than happy to continue discussion, drop me an e-mail! [log in to unmask] (I don't want to clog up PSCI-COM too much today!)
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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:21:08 +0100
From: Dominic McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi Dom
Notwithstanding Eric’s critique of the evaluation methods used by the external agency I want to give a bit of Psci-Com love to SEPnet for having the gumption to post some relatively negative evaluation findings. Gold star.
I especially enjoyed the phrase “…our aims may have been a little impossible…”.
Dom
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi Dom,
Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, on the quantitative side of the evaluation, this report does not provide the key details that would be needed to learn anything about impact patterns.
Just two key points amongst a range of issues:
1. There are several references to ‘significant’ findings in the report, but no indication of which inferential statistical tests were used.
(This statement in the methods make no sense to me at all: 'Where responses were in the form of scores out of 5, based on the size of the achieved samples, those scores where there is difference of 0.3 or more between the base line and endline can be considered significant.’)
2. There are some interesting Likert scale outcome measures (e.g., 'Anyone can become a scientist’ and ‘I want to become a scientist’; also some problematic ones, e.g. 'It is important to study science even if you don’t want a science job in the future’). However, measuring change on the outcome measures with the entire pre (n = 474) and post (n = 85) samples is not okay. These are repeated measures items and the analysis should only include data where the same individual completed both pre and post measures. So unfortunately, none of the reported ‘change’ analyses are valid as this analytic error is repeated throughout.
It sounds like you are finishing this project so might not be able to go back and fix these issues on the evaluation. If this is the case, perhaps you could share the underlying data as well? Could be a nice small-scale project for a student to re-analyse the data using appropriate statistical methods.
I am sorry to hear that your investment in evaluation did not yield the answers you had hoped. This is a shame, as it looks like it was a great opportunity to contribute some valuable knowledge to the field. I would advise on future projects it may be worth involving a methodological advisor to the risk of this outcome. I can suggest some people off list if you (or others) are considering a major evaluation investment.
Best wishes,
Eric
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Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
http://warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen
Latest book: - Doing Real Research (SAGE): https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/doing-real-research/book241193
Check out a sample chapter here - https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/73894_Jensen_Chapter_6.pdf
Sociology at the University of Warwick ranked:
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QS World University Ranking - 23rd
On 24 Sep 2018, at 11:38, Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Hi all
Apologies for cross posting, and multiple messages today! Final week at SEPnet, so it’s a tad manic….
Over the last few years SEPnet has been developing and testing resources aimed at bringing Physics into the context of Key Stage 3 Students’ lives and career paths. After testing across over twenty five schools in the South East over two years, we are finally ready to launch the resources! Everyone, here’s Connect Physics:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/
The ideas were developed by SEPnet Officers and teacher, then taken to full workshops by the fine folk at Science Theatre.
We set out to develop a set of three workshops which can be delivered over a school year which aim to maintain and raise the science capital of students. We found in testing, after throwing a lot of budget and people time at the evaluation, that we actually couldn’t bring in sufficient data to measure any changes in Science Capital. Also our aims may have been a little impossible to carry out and measure.
However the outcomes after each of the workshops were delivered, along with observations from teachers showed there was some short-term impact. The full evaluation report, carried out by Hope-Stone research, can be found here:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf
So in the end, these workshops do encourage the students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. The workshops also help students find out about careers that are available after studying physics and also develop the students’’ skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution. Over a third of students had a raised interest in Physics after completing each workshop.
The workshops are available for all to use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The workshops can be delivered on condition that:
• The resources are to be used for non-profit purposes only.
• The SEPnet logos are not to be removed from any of the materials. However you are free to add additional logos.
• A completed reporting spreadsheet is sent back at the end of the school year.
To register please complete the form linked below: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/
All the best
Dom
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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:26:17 +0100
From: Sheila Kanani <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Dom Squared,
This is very true! We need to be more proactive in sharing failures as well as successes.
Thanks for the resources Dom G. I know your colleagues worked extremely hard on Connect Physics and it’s wonderful that you’re making it publicly available.
Best wishes,
Sheila
Royal Astronomical Society
Sent from my iPhone
> On 24 Sep 2018, at 13:21, Dominic McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Dom
>
> Notwithstanding Eric’s critique of the evaluation methods used by the external agency I want to give a bit of Psci-Com love to SEPnet for having the gumption to post some relatively negative evaluation findings. Gold star.
>
> I especially enjoyed the phrase “…our aims may have been a little impossible…”.
>
> Dom
> Founding partner: The Guild of Sci-Comm Doms
>
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jensen, Eric
> Sent: 24 September 2018 12:10
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
>
> Hi Dom,
>
> Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, on the quantitative side of the evaluation, this report does not provide the key details that would be needed to learn anything about impact patterns.
>
> Just two key points amongst a range of issues:
> 1. There are several references to ‘significant’ findings in the report, but no indication of which inferential statistical tests were used.
> (This statement in the methods make no sense to me at all: 'Where responses were in the form of scores out of 5, based on the size of the achieved samples, those scores where there is difference of 0.3 or more between the base line and endline can be considered significant.’)
>
> 2. There are some interesting Likert scale outcome measures (e.g., 'Anyone can become a scientist’ and ‘I want to become a scientist’; also some problematic ones, e.g. 'It is important to study science even if you don’t want a science job in the future’). However, measuring change on the outcome measures with the entire pre (n = 474) and post (n = 85) samples is not okay. These are repeated measures items and the analysis should only include data where the same individual completed both pre and post measures. So unfortunately, none of the reported ‘change’ analyses are valid as this analytic error is repeated throughout.
>
> It sounds like you are finishing this project so might not be able to go back and fix these issues on the evaluation. If this is the case, perhaps you could share the underlying data as well? Could be a nice small-scale project for a student to re-analyse the data using appropriate statistical methods.
>
> I am sorry to hear that your investment in evaluation did not yield the answers you had hoped. This is a shame, as it looks like it was a great opportunity to contribute some valuable knowledge to the field. I would advise on future projects it may be worth involving a methodological advisor to the risk of this outcome. I can suggest some people off list if you (or others) are considering a major evaluation investment.
>
> Best wishes,
> Eric
>
> ---------------
> Dr Eric Jensen, Fellow Higher Education Academy
> Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
> http://warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen
> Latest book: - Doing Real Research (SAGE): https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/doing-real-research/book241193
> Check out a sample chapter here - https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/73894_Jensen_Chapter_6.pdf
>
> Sociology at the University of Warwick ranked:
> The Guardian, Complete University Guide and The Times Good University Guide – 3rd
> QS World University Ranking - 23rd
>
>
>
> On 24 Sep 2018, at 11:38, Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Apologies for cross posting, and multiple messages today! Final week at SEPnet, so it’s a tad manic….
>
> Over the last few years SEPnet has been developing and testing resources aimed at bringing Physics into the context of Key Stage 3 Students’ lives and career paths. After testing across over twenty five schools in the South East over two years, we are finally ready to launch the resources! Everyone, here’s Connect Physics:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/
>
> The ideas were developed by SEPnet Officers and teacher, then taken to full workshops by the fine folk at Science Theatre.
>
> We set out to develop a set of three workshops which can be delivered over a school year which aim to maintain and raise the science capital of students. We found in testing, after throwing a lot of budget and people time at the evaluation, that we actually couldn’t bring in sufficient data to measure any changes in Science Capital. Also our aims may have been a little impossible to carry out and measure.
>
> However the outcomes after each of the workshops were delivered, along with observations from teachers showed there was some short-term impact. The full evaluation report, carried out by Hope-Stone research, can be found here:http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf
>
> So in the end, these workshops do encourage the students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. The workshops also help students find out about careers that are available after studying physics and also develop the students’’ skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution. Over a third of students had a raised interest in Physics after completing each workshop.
>
> The workshops are available for all to use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The workshops can be delivered on condition that:
>
> · The resources are to be used for non-profit purposes only.
> · The SEPnet logos are not to be removed from any of the materials. However you are free to add additional logos.
> · A completed reporting spreadsheet is sent back at the end of the school year.
>
> To register please complete the form linked below: http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/
>
> All the best
>
> Dom
>
> Dr Dominic Galliano
> (Pronouns: he/him/his)
>
> SEPnet Director of Outreach & Public Engagement
> www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/
>
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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:08:21 +0100
From: Ben Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Yeah! no point in evaluation without learning - no point in learning without sharing - go Dom!
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Dom Squared,
This is very true! We need to be more proactive in sharing failures as well as successes.
Thanks for the resources Dom G. I know your colleagues worked extremely hard on Connect Physics and it’s wonderful that you’re making it publicly available.
Best wishes,
Sheila
Royal Astronomical Society
Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Sep 2018, at 13:21, Dominic McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi Dom
Notwithstanding Eric’s critique of the evaluation methods used by the external agency I want to give a bit of Psci-Com love to SEPnet for having the gumption to post some relatively negative evaluation findings. Gold star.
I especially enjoyed the phrase “…our aims may have been a little impossible…”.
Dom
Founding partner: The Guild of Sci-Comm Doms
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jensen, Eric
Sent: 24 September 2018 12:10
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New SEPnet Physics Resource for KS3 Science - Connect Physics.
Hi Dom,
Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, on the quantitative side of the evaluation, this report does not provide the key details that would be needed to learn anything about impact patterns.
Just two key points amongst a range of issues:
1. There are several references to ‘significant’ findings in the report, but no indication of which inferential statistical tests were used.
(This statement in the methods make no sense to me at all: 'Where responses were in the form of scores out of 5, based on the size of the achieved samples, those scores where there is difference of 0.3 or more between the base line and endline can be considered significant.’)
2. There are some interesting Likert scale outcome measures (e.g., 'Anyone can become a scientist’ and ‘I want to become a scientist’; also some problematic ones, e.g. 'It is important to study science even if you don’t want a science job in the future’). However, measuring change on the outcome measures with the entire pre (n = 474) and post (n = 85) samples is not okay. These are repeated measures items and the analysis should only include data where the same individual completed both pre and post measures. So unfortunately, none of the reported ‘change’ analyses are valid as this analytic error is repeated throughout.
It sounds like you are finishing this project so might not be able to go back and fix these issues on the evaluation. If this is the case, perhaps you could share the underlying data as well? Could be a nice small-scale project for a student to re-analyse the data using appropriate statistical methods.
I am sorry to hear that your investment in evaluation did not yield the answers you had hoped. This is a shame, as it looks like it was a great opportunity to contribute some valuable knowledge to the field. I would advise on future projects it may be worth involving a methodological advisor to the risk of this outcome. I can suggest some people off list if you (or others) are considering a major evaluation investment.
Best wishes,
Eric
---------------
Dr Eric Jensen, Fellow Higher Education Academy
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
http://warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen
Latest book: - Doing Real Research (SAGE): https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/doing-real-research/book241193
Check out a sample chapter here - https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/73894_Jensen_Chapter_6.pdf
Sociology at the University of Warwick ranked:
The Guardian, Complete University Guide and The Times Good University Guide – 3rd
QS World University Ranking - 23rd
On 24 Sep 2018, at 11:38, Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all
Apologies for cross posting, and multiple messages today! Final week at SEPnet, so it’s a tad manic….
Over the last few years SEPnet has been developing and testing resources aimed at bringing Physics into the context of Key Stage 3 Students’ lives and career paths. After testing across over twenty five schools in the South East over two years, we are finally ready to launch the resources! Everyone, here’s Connect Physics: <http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/> http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/
The ideas were developed by SEPnet Officers and teacher, then taken to full workshops by the fine folk at Science Theatre.
We set out to develop a set of three workshops which can be delivered over a school year which aim to maintain and raise the science capital of students. We found in testing, after throwing a lot of budget and people time at the evaluation, that we actually couldn’t bring in sufficient data to measure any changes in Science Capital. Also our aims may have been a little impossible to carry out and measure.
However the outcomes after each of the workshops were delivered, along with observations from teachers showed there was some short-term impact. The full evaluation report, carried out by Hope-Stone research, can be found here: <http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf> http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Connect-Physics-Complete-Evaluation-Report-2017-18.pdf
So in the end, these workshops do encourage the students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. The workshops also help students find out about careers that are available after studying physics and also develop the students’’ skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution. Over a third of students had a raised interest in Physics after completing each workshop.
The workshops are available for all to use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The workshops can be delivered on condition that:
· The resources are to be used for non-profit purposes only.
· The SEPnet logos are not to be removed from any of the materials. However you are free to add additional logos.
· A completed reporting spreadsheet is sent back at the end of the school year.
To register please complete the form linked below: <http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/> http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/user/
All the best
Dom
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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:24:38 +0000
From: Dominic Galliano <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: JOB VACANCY - SEPnet Director of Outreach & Public Engagement - Reminder
Hi all
Apologies for clogging your inboxes.
Tomorrow is my last day in the office, so if anyone wants to have an informal chat, please grab me then!
Which means SEPnet is looking for a new Director of Outreach & Public Engagement.
https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=3636
The role is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with experience in delivery to develop their management and strategic planning skills. You also get to work with a fantastic and dedicated team of Outreach & Public Engagement Officers.
I'm around until Wednesday 26 September if anyone want to chat about the role. After that I'll be away on holiday.
Location: The job is being advertised through Queen Mary University of London but you get to pick which SEPnet university to work from. Suitable for anyone willing to live in the South East.
Salary: £36,000 - £46,000; The final salary will depend on your experience and also where the job is based.
Deadline: 14 October 2018
I'd strongly advise looking at the Draft Outreach & Public Engagement Strategy:
http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SEPnet-Outreach-Public-Engagement-Strategy-January-2018-2024-Draft.pdf
The South East Physics Network (SEPnet) is a network of nine physics departments working together with the common objective of advancing Physics as a strategically important subject in the UK. The consortium is overseen by a Collaboration Board of senior representatives (mostly Heads of Departments) from the partner universities, with an Executive Director.
This post leads, develops and evaluates the established SEPnet Outreach & Public Engagement (OPE) strategy and programme. The post holder is also responsible for leading the team of physics specialist OPE officers in the SEPnet physics departments and a tenth institution responsible for delivery of the collaborative regional OPE programme. It is responsible to the Collaboration Board via the Executive Director.
* The SEPnet Schools' Outreach programme aims to maintain and raise science capital in KS3 students across the region, targeting underserved schools which are supported by external teacher networks such as Institute of Physics' Stimulating Physics Network or local Widening Participation initiatives. Current projects include Shattering Stereotypes (http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/sepnet-launches-shattering-stereotypes-evaluation-report/) and Connect Physics (http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/schools/connect-physics/).
* The SEPnet Public Engagement (PE) programme aims to embed PE as a culture across researchers in all SEPnet partners. In particular SEPnet OPE staff help to develop, deliver and evaluate projects that may generate PE-based Impact case studies for the Research Excellence Framework. (REF)
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in Physics or a closely related discipline, plus have significant relevant experience, the acquisition of appropriate specialist knowledge and involvement in a series of progressively more demanding/relevant work/roles.
We are looking for candidates with experience in developing, delivering and evaluating STEM-based Schools' Outreach and / or Public Engagement with Research programmes. Further details on required qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to develop their experience and management and strategic planning skills in an outreach and public engagement role, particularly with regard to project management and, your ability to manage many different external partnerships and relationships.
The post can be based at any of the SEPnet universities (Hertfordshire, Kent, The Open University, Portsmouth, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, Southampton, Surrey and Sussex), although you will need to travel regularly within the South East of England as a significant part of the job.
This position could also be open to suitable applicants seeking secondments as a means of bringing specialised knowledge into the role and strengthening academic and external partnerships.
All the best
Dom
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Subject: Science Teacher
Hi all,
There is a new international school in Dubai looking for science teachers, although the interviews will held in Manchester around 29th of September. Here you are more details about it:
Science Teacher
Full-time
Salary: £4,350.00 /month
Job description:
Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
Develops schemes of work, lesson plans and tests that are in accordance with established procedures.
Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment.
Use relevant technology to support and differentiate instruction.
Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
Maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary systems of the school.
Provide appropriate feedback on work.
Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development.
Update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies and school regulations.
Prepare required reports on students and activities.
Participate in department, school, district and parent meetings.
Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs.
Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
Prepare classroom for class activities.
Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities.
Observe and evaluate student's performance and development.
Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments.
Job Requirements
Looking for only fresh graduates from school of sciences from any University in UK
Nationality : No preference
Subjects : Maths, Physics, Chemistry & Biology
Qualification: Graduation or post-graduation but above subjects should be major
*In CV information should be available Year of graduation including date & month, name of the university, major subjects, over all pass percentage
English skills: must be Fluent
If you are interested please send your CV to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Best regards,
Soli
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