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The Government’s Specialist Schools programme helps schools, in partnership with private sector sponsors and supported by additional Government funding, to establish distinctive identities through their chosen specialisms and achieve their targets to raise standards. A number of schools in the region have already achieved their particular specialist status in Performing Arts, Technology, Sports etc.
Latest Science News
· Article 2 - Year 9 Students Launching A Rocket During SMART Week 2006
· Article 3 - Workshop News
Who Benefits From Walmer Science College Achieving Science College Specialist Status?
· The students at Walmer Science College
· The local community
· And Local business
The Vision
Walmer Science College focuses on science and mathematics. Science Colleges use their specialist status to create a challenging environment which raises standards of achievement and the quality of teaching and learning in science and mathematics for all their students, leading to further whole school improvement in performance. Walmer Science College will provide a centre of excellence in scientific, technological, enterprising and vocational education. It will be an active contributor to local and national developments within science and mathematics and will encourage young people to pursue science and mathematics beyond 16, providing them with appropriate learning pathways so that they develop the skills needed to be active citizens within an increasingly scientific world and to progress into employment, further training and higher education according to their individual abilities, aptitudes and ambitions. As a Science College Walmer has established active partners in a learning society with our local cluster schools and their communities, sharing resources and disseminating good practice.
The Curriculum
As a specialist school Walmer Science College delivers a broad and balanced curriculum, meeting the requirements of the National Curriculum. A special emphasis is placed on science and mathematics but the whole school improvement aim of the scheme should benefit all subject areas.
Funding
As a specialist school we are expected to target around one third of the specialist school recurrent funding on sharing resources and expertise in the specialist area with partner schools and the wider community.
Ethos and key characteristics
Walmer Science College seeks to:
· Create a visible scientific ethos that is understood clearly by students, parents and the community, and which inspires and motivates.
· Develop a scientifically rich curriculum, that pervades all aspects of school life and work with the wider community.
· Address the needs of future citizens in a scientific world as well as those of future scientists, embracing ethical, social, cultural and moral issues related to science and mathematics.
· Play an active part in local and national developments, initiatives and competitions relevant to the science and mathematics, to enrich provision for their own students and those in their partner schools.
· Develop a rich repertoire of teaching and learning strategies, including through the imaginative use of ICT, and involvement in subject associations, industry, local and national developments and initiatives and competitions relevant to science and mathematics.
· Work with scientific and related industries to establish high status vocational courses and work-related opportunities, to ensure that all students have access to appropriate pathways.
· Active development and encouragement of thinking skills – research, investigation, methodology, independent thinking, analysis, reasoning etc.
Latest Science News
Problem Solving Activities In A CASE Lesson
Walmer Science College is running a special series of lessons during science to develop students thinking skills. The project is called Cognitive Acceleration in Science Education (CASE). The task is mostly practical, involves group work and discussion and contains plenty of challenge to develop thinking processes. Students in Years 7 and 8 have one CASE lesson every two weeks.
Staff are given training in how to deliver the CASE lessons by one of the course organizers Professor Adey who then observes lessons and gives advice. Student thinking skills are tested at the start of the course and at the finish. National research shows that CASE does lead to better performance by students including in examinations. We patiently wait to see if this is true for Walmer Science College.
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Year 9 Students Launching A Rocket During SMART Week 2006
Walmer Science College is preparing for its second Science, Mathematics and related Technologies (SMART) week. This is from Monday 9th July until Friday 13th July.
During the week students from local Primary Schools and Walmer Science College will participate in a range of exciting activities. The emphasis is on making learning fun but informative.
Walmer Science College will host Starchaser Industries who will show students how to build and fire their own rockets. Quantum Horse Theatre Company will put on a show designed to put a different, highly imaginative and unforgettable view on the topic of Forces. There will be exciting workshops on robotics and mathematics. Students will be engaged in a stimulating project designed to develop team work, research and thinking skills. Prizes will be awarded.
For primary schools there will be scintillating science workshops and shows run jointly by East Kent Education and Business Partnership and Walmer Science College staff.
Primary students will be enthralled by activities planned by Walmer Science College English and Mathematics departments.
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Workshop News
A number of primary schools have visited Walmer Science College this year…
The Downs Primary
Warden House
Deal Parochial
South Deal
Teams of Y5 and Y6 investigated what makes fireworks different colours
Pupils used flame tests to discover the colours of metal salts and got to grips with the BUNSEN!
The teams then had the task of identifying some mystery salts and thought about the chemicals they could use to produce some SERIOUS sparklers!
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