Edge/Catholic Partnership Physics BTEC Day 1 Training (19/03/10)

Practical ideas to introduce into new BTEC assignments for the new BTEC specification Sept 2010

12 delegates
100% of delegates said they thought the course was either 'good or very good' with 75% saying it was 'very good'

Some comments from the delegates:
"Extremely helpful day, its great to have the hard work done for us in terms of assignments, resources etc"
"It would be good for all science staff to experience this day as it was very motivating"
"Excellent, very informative"
"Informative, interesting and well presented"
"Speaker clear, good class discussions"
"Many resources that can be swiftly incorporated into new/existing BTEC schemes"

Delegates identified future inset needs:-
‘Further BTEC training for non-specialists’
‘Help teaching higher level Physics for non-specialists’
‘Technician based course to demonstrate more Physics practicals’
‘More practical ideas to use in the classroom’

Robert Green said:
"Excellent hands-on activities that we could evaluate as to their suitability for (a) pupils to carry out and (b) meeting the assessment criteria for BTec qulaifications"

Anuja jalota said:
"Feel very enthused about teaching the physics in BTEC with great relevance to everyday life that will inspire students."