Strategies for
raising attainment

Other websites deal with the content details of the individual sciences - see the links on this page. The website is split into four sections:

Teaching and learning for motivation and understanding
This section looks at techniques for increasing involvement in students generally on the grounds that increased involvement leads to increased achievement. It looks at sources of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and discusses a number of student-centred teaching techniques (including running discussion-based lessons).

Assessment
This section provides a general background to issues current in assessment, including formative and summative assessment approaches and their relative benefits. It also looks at good practice for marking and feedback, and finishes with advice on choosing an appropriate science GCSE suite.

School policies and strategies
This section discusses some of the issues that schools need to address when developing policies to support Triple Science students. The section deals with literacy, diversity, differentiation strategies and gifted and talented provision.

Optimising the results
This section looks at how a school can plan a teaching and learning strategy that from the first day of the Triple Science course works towards improved achievement at the end. It includes an essential guide for students sitting any examination, particularly those following Triple Science courses, and who typically require more time under examination conditions.