SSERC Meet Open – Assessment Progression in Primary Science (APiPS)

3-part SSERC Meet

SSERC Assessment and Progression in Primary Science – SSERC APiPS – showing progression across Early, First and Second CfE Levels

A SSERC Meet is an online interactive twilight session designed for multiple practitioners in your setting to take part in practicals and discussions at the same time.

SSERC Meets come at no cost to your setting with successful applicants receiving a box full of resources to support the professional learning, as well as access to supportive online materials.  You and your colleagues will join us live on Teams to take part in a range of activities using the resource kit provided.

Asking questions, sharing findings and suggestions and ideas are all part of the SSERC Meet experience during the session.

This 3-part SSERC Meet (with attendance mandatory at each part) provides the opportunity for you and your colleagues to explore a range of activities and examples that can support the teaching and assessment of scientific enquiry. The course builds upon the work of the Teacher Assessment in Primary Science (TAPS) project and includes consideration of new pupil work collections to support progression across the school.

Please only apply for this SSERC Meet if you can attend all 3 sessions.

Part 1 – 25/09/25

Introduces the Focused Assessment approach and invites you to try out one of the activities in class before the next session.

Part 2 – Either Tues 13 Jan 2026 or Thurs 15 Jan 2026 15:30 – 17:00 (attend one date)

Focuses on formative use of assessment in class, including discussion in the chat about what you have tried out, together with the sharing of new examples from TAPS and SSERC APiPS.

Part 3 – Either Tues 12 May 2026 or Thurs 14 May 2026 15:30 – 17:00 (attend one date)

Considers progression through the primary school, utilising examples from different age groups to support discussion about what it looks like to ‘get better’ at doing scientific enquiry.

Dates:

Part 1 – 25/09/25

Part 2 – Either Tues 13 Jan 2026 or Thurs 15 Jan 2026 15:30 – 17:00 (attend one date)

Part 3 – Either Tues 12 May 2026 or Thurs 14 May 2026 15:30 – 17:00 (attend one date)

Closing date: – 20/08/25