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15/05/23

This week is . ​To mark the occasion, we'll be exploring a range of strategies to help with anxiety using 's brilliant guide. Today's tips are all about focusing on your breathing. Check out the box breathing method below: https://t.co/glP4LWrDZu

15/05/23

Retweetd From Mental Health Foundation

Mental Health Awareness Week starts today! 💚 All this week we want to talk about anxiety and the things that can help. Find out more about the week and how you can get involved here: https://t.co/JIEm6086cJ https://t.co/pwHxvNxRc2

11/05/23

sixth form students have access to a full and varied professional pathways programme, which means that we actively engage them in opportunities such as the one with https://t.co/qpyrBnL2KL

10/05/23

advocates that all staff prioritise their wellbeing https://t.co/wg6T1DUNyx

04/05/23

How do the strategies below resonate with you? https://t.co/bXDVEZ6jyJ

04/05/23

Retweetd From SouthHampsteadHighSchool

A stellar day out for our team of Sixth Formers as they get stuck into the orbital mechanics challenge. https://t.co/tGITClqTU4

02/05/23

On Friday our wonderful school counsellors lead a session for some of our Year 11s to help them to develop strategies to combat exam stress. Thank you to for providing some samples for the students to include in their exam kits. https://t.co/kM26WMXvGe

27/04/23

A really good summary https://t.co/iYJY1OWF9g

27/04/23

Retweetd From Tes

The majority of parents still back teachers going on strike but support is softening, a new poll shows https://t.co/emET4djFEq

24/04/23

This half term our and tutor time sessions are all about managing and reducing stress. This guide has some brilliant tips in it. https://t.co/XRfoiCqK85

19/04/23

How often do you live by this principal? https://t.co/0DXOJrR7dC

18/04/23

Our CPD today was using curriculum statements to plan lessons/SoW which align with your subjects curriculum intent. Trainees were given their subjects curriculum statement and asked to map out a sequence of lesson titles which lead students towards the desired end point. https://t.co/NCKNz49cOG

17/04/23

Retweetd From Action for Happiness

Life is happier when we get outside, move more & stay active 🤸‍♀️🏊‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️💃🕺🏻☀️ Join us for Active April and help spread the word https://t.co/7vJLdlFuoI https://t.co/i9kKyUkQWw

29/03/23

Retweetd From NHS

It's World . Autism is a spectrum. This means every autistic person is different. Rosalind talks about childhood events that led to her diagnosis, the importance of recognising phobias and her love for her family and animals. https://t.co/6w8SzVPDn8 https://t.co/GrkiFseZpd

29/03/23

Retweetd From Autistic Truth

As Autism Acceptance/ awareness month/week/ day (depending what country you’re in) is approaching. Here’s a post about why the puzzle piece symbol is considered a hate symbol by so many Autistic people. And why the infinity symbol is more accepted and widely used now. https://t.co/y0YI3mndzN https://t.co/wcnprAq4In

28/03/23

Wishing everyone Ramadan Mubarak! May this beautiful month bring you all peace, love, health and prosperity. 🙏🕌☪ https://t.co/geP0LgAUo5

28/03/23

Today's CPD was lead by Mr Bitlice on 'Feedback and the use of model answers, mark schemes and examiners reports.' Some excellent advice shared on how to use positive feedback in order to help improve a student's performance. https://t.co/ljOEz9F7bT

27/03/23

Retweetd From eQuoo 🧠

Partnering with as we launch eQuoo 2.0 with enhanced features & gamified tools at 🔸Clinically proven 🔸Scalable across your school 🔸Proven to work in just 5 weeks 🔸Robust reporting 🔸Created by Psychologists 🌐 https://t.co/kgkI7lLAqn https://t.co/X7CYwwTEKN

21/03/23

Retweetd From Harris Initial Teacher Education

Are you interested in training to teach in East London or South London? We have two face to face events at our partner schools in April. Sign up here: https://t.co/s8ycAgfck2

21/03/23

Ms Collins led a session today with our trainees on embedding challenge into lessons. We know challenge is the core of the growth mindset, so we encourage our teachers to learn more about their students, ask open questions and encourage students to share opinions. https://t.co/NcExxnAAyo

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Posted on June 17th 2021

Key Stage 3 Science Department Update

Sci1The transition day at Chobham Academy always starts with a bang! Students from year 6 are introduced to our fantastic staff and gain an insight into what secondary science is all about.

For many students this will be their first time in a laboratory, with it’s strange yellow ‘taps’ and deep sinks. Some may have imagined all manner of beasts (science teachers) to account for the origins of the strange smells that waft occasionally down the corridors. All is to be revealed….

The transition session for year 6 students includes what is most likely their first use of Bunsen burners.  This is an important right of passage for any student and opens up a wide range of further practical opportunities.

Though not for students, they may witness the methane bubbles demonstration and start to think about the science behind the spectacle.

When the students transition into secondary science their exposure to scientific knowledge about the world is greatly expanded. The transition day represents a first step in acquiring new knowledge and the skills needed to access it. Some of the skills and knowledge are shared with Maths and English, the rest must be developed through practice and exposure to new content that is facilitated by subject experts, the science teachers. The transition day is an opportunity to explore what year 6 students already understand about the world and also look for potential misconceptions. For example, having the idea that the (dry) mass of a plant comes from the soil rather than the air. It is also an opportunity to model how scientists work collaboratively to complete massive projects, such as the rapid development of a coronavirus vaccine by giving students opportunities to work in groups and share in a collective effort to develop scientific knowledge and understanding.

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The year 6 students have a lot to look forward to both in terms of developing powerful lifelong knowledge about the world around them but also finding out that a potential future career in STEM is an inclusive future where they can seek to satisfy curiosity and have a positive impact on the world around them no matter what their background is.