Science at Elms Bank Science at Elms Bank Specialist Arts CollegeSpecialist Arts College

Our schoolOur school

A generic special school serving the borough of Bury

160 students aged 11-19 A wide range of SEN including PMLD, SLD,

MLD and ASD, physical needs, HI and VI February 2010 maintained Ofsted

‘Outstanding’ rating. Achieved outstanding across every category except for 1

Deployment of staff

Our journeyOur journeyBefore: In house schemes of workEntry level accreditation AQA unit award schemeGeneric room with gas taps ,

sockets and sinks

Our journeyOur journey

After: Updated in house schemes of work Pre-entry level award trial OCR Entry level OCR 21st Century Science GCSE Science lab. with gas taps, sockets and

sinks attached to rise and fall accessibility for students with limited mobility

Link with EPRU + mainstream links

The futureThe future

New schemes of workWhole school PMLD thematic

approachWhole school assessment

documentsPre-entry level awardBTEC First Certificate in Applied

Science

National Science and National Science and Engineering weekEngineering week

For the past 3 years an annual event 5-day programme of events including

in-house workshops with collaborative working between local primary and secondary schools and external providers

Science trips Competitions Feedback from pupils and staff and all

involved

Differentiation Differentiation

Prior knowledge Setting meaningful targets P-levels New progression guidance: between

levels P1-3 expected 2 sub-levels progress, at level P4 and upwards 2 whole levels progress expected over the key stage

Graphs

Graphs/pictogramsGraphs/pictograms

Non-specialists teaching Non-specialists teaching sciencescience

Initially given a science pack containing all relevant information for their class and for science across the school

Trial experiments with myself/technician Sharing good practice Risk assessments document produced by

technician using CLEAPPS guidance Monitoring and feedback e.g. lesson

observations with learning classroom in the near future, work scrutiny, target setting and evaluating, levels, reports, advice.

My journeyMy journey

For pupils on the autistic spectrum: use of timelines, PECs and the power of being non-verbal – emerging communicators

Use of sensory activities – profound learning experiences

Baselines / Starting Points Evidence in different forms – enjoy and

achieve

Contact detailsContact details

Farzana Shah, Assistant Headteacher

Elms Bank Specialist Arts Collegeshah.f@elmsbank.bury.sch.uk Telephone 0161 766 1597