Science Hub E.Herts, Essex, Beds & MK

Science Technicians and Teachers do you want to know more about how you can use Microscale practicals effectively in lessons? Come along to our microscale course on 11th February to have a go at lots of practicals that you can use in the classroom - find out how to plan and deliver purposeful practicals while cutting costs, time and resources! Learn first hand from the brilliant David Paterson who literally wrote the book on microscale practicals! Book now: https://lnkd.in/eDQ7TUsx FREE for schools who are subscribed to our Technician's package (max 2 places per school) Not subscribed? Contact sciencehub@hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk for more details

BARKER ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINE SPONSOR With just 3 weeks to go until the first of our Sustainability in Education conferences, we are delighted to announce our Headline Sponsor for the Bedfordshire conference: Barker Associates Barker develop and implement #sustainability strategies. Sustainability is at the core of their operations. Barker are the perfect sponsor for our conference, which aims to help education providers set in motion their #Climate Action Plans. Barker supports the education sector to achieve #NetZero goals by working with education organisations, leading sector bodies and the Department for Education through the Net Zero Accelerator Programme to assist schools, trusts, Further Education and Higher Education settings to develop their sustainability strategies. Through the Barker Energy360™ process, they help assess your sites, identify opportunities to save money, reduce carbon emissions, and deliver the change to meet your climate goals. Barker | Building Energy and Sustainability Their commitment to sustainability in education is demonstrated by the facts that Barker has: · Become the chosen energy & sustainability partner to over 80 Schools & Trusts across the UK. · Completed over 800 energy audits, low carbon studies and HDPs to drive schools energy reduction plans. · Delivered 125 projects funded by Salix · Secured public & private funding in excess of £14M for schools to invest in Low Carbon Heating, LED Lighting, Solar PV and other renewables. · Delivered in excess of 60 renewables programmes in the academies sector for Trusts. · Delivered energy related projects which have saved over £140M to school budgets over the life of the technology. · Worked with leading sector bodies such as Confederation of Schools Trusts (CST), Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), The Trust Network (TTN) and Institute of Business Leaders (ISBL) to guide their members in the arena of energy & sustainability. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet the Barker team on their stand during the lunchtime exhibit and discuss their decarbonisation plans. Robert Gould will be taking your questions on our panel and will be co-delivering workshop 5: Facilitating climate action planning alongside Let's Go Zero You can also take their FREE sustainability self assessment quiz: Sustainability Self-Assessment Book your place at one of our Sustainability in Education Conferences today: University of Bedfordshire, Bedford 12th February https://lnkd.in/eTK3azFj Anglia Ruskin University, Essex 26th March https://lnkd.in/eFuebzTR St Joseph's College, Ipswich 2nd April https://lnkd.in/eNRKEsQB Paul Edmond Rebecca Elston-Haynes Lucy Cook

Huge thank you to Matt King for delivering such an inspirational course exploring how to deliver excellent A' Level Biology teaching and learning to maximise learners progress and joy of Biology. Thank you to Brentwood School, UK for hosting and subsidising this course. Follow our Eventbrite page to see our programme of support for schools and to get the latest updates https://lnkd.in/ebAsX_a2

And the 1st of our KS3 student climate change summits is off to a great start with the incredibly inspirational Dr Phil Porter from University of Hertfordshire to quote one teacher “I could listen to him all day” Did you know 1/5th of the 🌍 population depends on snow/ice melt? Thank you to University of Bedfordshire as always for hosting so generously

Our first keynote address at our Sustainability in Education conferences will be Joe Billington Deputy Director in the Strategic Policy at the Department for Education leading on #Sustainability and #ClimateChange The DfE strategy states that “By 2025, all education settings will have nominated a sustainability lead and put in place a climate action plan”. Primary and Secondary schools and FE colleges are invited to hear the latest updates and from local and National organisations offering support. Talks, workshops, Carbon literacy training, exhibition and networking! Whatever stage you are at in developing or implementing your climate action plan there is something for everyone. Book now to avoid disappointment. Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire 12th Feb https://lnkd.in/eTK3azFj Essex Anglia Ruskin University 26th March https://lnkd.in/eFuebzTR Suffolk St Joseph's College, Ipswich, 2nd April https://lnkd.in/eNRKEsQB Paul Edmond Rebecca Elston-Haynes @Lucy Cook HEART Academies Trust The Hertfordshire & Essex High School Suffolk County Council Essex County Council Bedford Borough Council Luton Borough Council Central Bedfordshire Council Let's Go Zero Louis Langenberg Kit Marie Rackley Learning through Landscapes Barker Associates Bedford School THE GREENSAND TRUST Groundwork Shuttleworth Trust Zoological Society of London (ZSL) The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire Cambourne Village College and Sixth Form Patrick Gordon LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) PECT ProVeg UK #ClimateAction #ClimateEducation #StudentVoice #Bedfordshire #Hertfordshire #Essex #Suffolk #Norfolk #Cambridgeshire #EastofEngland

Pleased to be co-organising the Sustainability in Education conferences for Senior leaders/School improvement directors/Sustainability leads/Strategy leads/Governors/Operations directors and teachers from the Primary/Secondary/FE sector.

This course facilitated by the excellent Matt King is perfect for those wanting to improve student outcomes at post-16 Biology, and thanks to Brentwood School, UK subsidising this course, it is only £50 per delegate! 1st session face to face Friday 17th Jan 1.30-4.30pm, 2nd session online Monday 20th Jan 1.30-4.30pm Book your place here: https://lnkd.in/ekJfyd5T

Less than 1 week to go till our ECT Science conference for Primary and Secondary teachers @glebefarmschool Don't miss out on this amazing programme of subject specific CPD to complement the ECF #ECTSciConf Book your place here: https://lnkd.in/ePynbTw7

Day 2 of our Online Tech Fest kicked off with the amazing Sarah Keay with her guide to funky fluids and lumpy liquids. On Day 1 Technicians were treated to some incredible demos for microscale chemistry with Royal Society of Chemistry and top tips for the Physics required practicals from Physics Partners There is still so much to look forward to in our week long festival of talks, workshops and demos exclusively for school science techncians. This afternoon we're going on a Moss Safari! You can still join us, just email sciencehub@hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk