Subject Knowledge Enhancement

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Enhance your practical skills using a range of software
• Write algorithms and code
• Develop computational thinking and problem-solving skills
• Engage in design projects using the Raspberry Pi and BBC micro:bit computers
• Become aware of the school Computer Science curriculum

Compulsory taught sessions

• 29 July - 2 August 2019
• 12 - 16 August 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Enhance your understanding and develop new skills for teaching food
• Complete independent learning tasks
• Develop an understanding of the underlying principles of practical processes
• Become aware of school Food curricula

Compulsory taught sessions

• 3-7 June
• 10-14 June

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing through a series of engaging tasks that will enhance your understanding
• Explore the new secondary curriculum and revised GCSE assessments for English
• Manage your directed study time flexibly across the course

Compulsory taught sessions

• 1 - 5 July 2019
• 8 - 12 July 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
• Enhance your understanding of French culture: watch and analyse films, explore literary texts, research current issues and festivals.
• Become aware of the French curriculum at KS3 and KS4, and into KS5
• Manage your directed study time flexibly across the course

Compulsory taught sessions

• 4 & 5 July, 9 - 12 July, 16 - 19 July 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Refresh and enhance your knowledge
• Explore fundamental topics through a wide range of practical activities
• Become aware of the KS4 and KS5 Geography curriculum

Compulsory taught sessions

• 8 - 12 July 2019
• 15 - 19 July 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Benefit from two Saturday half day workshops early in the course
• Explore mathematics through collaborative tasks, challenging distance-learning problems and personal reflection
• Develop mathematical thinking through problem-solving and reasoning activities
• Become aware of the KS3, KS4 and KS5 Mathematics curriculum and make connections across these

Compulsory taught sessions

• 15 - 19 July 2019
• 22 - 26 July 2019
• Plus two Saturday mornings - 22 June and 6 July 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Enhance your practical laboratory skills
• Develop scientific thinking and explore how science works
• Become aware of the KS3 to KS5 Biology curriculum
• Make links to Chemistry and Physics up to KS4
• Opportunity to take part in a field trip

Compulsory taught sessions

• 22 - 26 July 2019
• 29 July - 2 August 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Enhance your practical laboratory skills
• Develop scientific thinking and explore how science works
• Become aware of the KS3 to KS5 Chemistry curriculum
• Make links to Biology and Physics up to KS4
• Opportunity to take part in a field trip

Compulsory taught sessions

• 22 - 26 July 2019
• 29 July - 2 August 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Consider practical laboratory skills
• Develop scientific thinking and explore how science works
• Become aware of the KS3 to KS5 Physics curriculum
• Manage your directed study time flexibly across the course
• Opportunity to take part in a field trip

Compulsory taught sessions

• 22 - 26 July 2019
• 29 July - 2 August 2019

• Audit your knowledge and skills
• Enhance your practical laboratory skills
• Develop scientific thinking and explore how science works
• Become aware of the KS3 to KS4 Biology curriculum
• Make links to Chemistry and Physics up to KS3
• Opportunity to take part in a field trip

Compulsory taught sessions

• Every Tuesday & Wednesday from 4 June to 26 July 2019

• Audit your subject knowledge and understanding of religious education
• Learn about the purpose of RE, where to find accurate information and considering approaches to teaching
• Bespoke modules based on your audit answering questions such as How do different religions understand the nature of God? Or How do different religions and worldviews respond to questions about the purpose of life or purposeful life? Or How do different religions understand the concept of worship?
• Opportunity to undertake fieldwork and engage with religion in the public sphere
• Free NATRE (National Association of Teachers of RE) student membership for one year and bespoke resource package

The SKE can be started at any time and be completed over 8 (full time) or 16 (part time) weeks and must be completed by the end of August. The course is 200 hours in length.

Considering an SKE?

Bursaries are available for eligible applicants.

Contact us for further information about the courses, for an application form and to find out more about the bursary.