Perth and Kinross Science 5-14
SCHOOLS WITH 7 or more CLASSES
Teacher’s Notes - The units of work
Science units have been compiled by grouping
related targets.
There are :-
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3 units in each year for P1 to P5
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5 units in each year for P6
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6 units in each year for P7
Generally, each unit contains targets at two
levels to allow for different abilities in the class and to ensure progression.
With composite classes, there are several
options for delivering the Units.
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Using ability groups
as in maths etc
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Team teaching - e.g.
for a P3/4
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One teacher is
responsible for planning for and teaching P3 and one for planning for and
teaching P4.
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Team teaching - e.g.
in a P3, P3/4, P4
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The P3 teacher would
prepare for and teach all P3’s, the P4 teacher would do likewise for P3/4.
This would have to be timetabled to ensure sufficient support for the class
as numbers could be somewhat large.
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A cyclic programme
could be developed using the units compiled for two-teacher schools or
schools with multi–stage composites e.g.
Two year cyclic programmes for all P1’s
and 2’s, one for all P3’s and 4’s and a 3 year cyclic programme for
P5/6/7.
A P1 programme, a two year cyclic
programme for all P2’s and 3’s, a two year programme for all P4’s and
5’s and a two year programme for all P6’s and 7’s
There are many different ways of organising this,
depending on the individual school. Some examples of this are given in the
teachers’ notes for two teacher schools.
If this option were used, each CT would be
responsible for the delivery of science to his/her own class |
