Events at SSERC

Course Dates: 12th – 14th November 2024 Closing Date: 27th September 2024 For additional 3 Day and 1 Day refresher courses run by SSERC Accredited Partners, click HERE Event information Booking link Partner website Contact email: enquiries@sserc.scot Course Leader Annie McRobbie T: 01383 626070 ext 221 annie.mcrobbie@sserc.scot

Hot & Cold Metal Forming is the fifth part of a modular course focusing on developing practical skills. These skills are required by teachers and technicians for the successful delivery of metalworking craft activities and aspects of the SQA practical metalworking course. This two day course will involve learning how to safely set up equipment used in forging processes. It will also develop knowledge of various cold metal forming techniques,

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Audience School Technical Support Staff. Access to this unit will be at the discretion of the centre, but it is recommended that learners have undergone Introductory Physics first. Rationale This course forms part of a suite of competency based CLPL for support staff. Course Leader Norman Bethune 01383 626070 norman.bethune@sserc.scot Event information Booking link Partner website Contact email: enquiries@sserc.scot

SSERC invites Science teachers to take part in this 1-day course focusing on practical activities to support Chemistry assignments at National 5 and Higher. This course will focus on how to best support your learners, including practical activities around the themes of: – Rates of Reaction, Energy Changes Electrochemistry and Chemical Analysis. There will also be time set aside for discussion around managing assignments and secondary sources. A full programme

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This course is designed to instruct learners on the safe use of bandsaws, circular saws and planer thicknessers. The unit also aims to instruct learners on the safe procedures for carrying out associated tasks such as blade changing. Dates: 4th and 5th December 2024 Closing Date: 1st November 2024 Event information Booking link Partner website Contact email: enquiries@sserc.scot Course Leader Chris Kerr 01383 626070 chris kerr@sserc.scot

The purpose of this unit is to refresh learners on the safe use of bandsaws, circular saws and planer thicknessers. The course is suitable for learners who have completed Safe Use of Fixed Workshop Machinery within the last 5 years, and are regular users of the equipment. In order to be certified in this refresher course, you have to have attended the full Two Day SSERC Safe Use of Fixed Workshop Machinery course. By the

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This is a one part, two-day course with some additional online modules that aims to cover most of the practical work included in the National 5 Laboratory Science course. The N5 course provides “a broad experiential introduction to laboratory science”. Our course will support the development of the basic practical skills and knowledge needed for working in a laboratory: measuring, weighing and preparing compounds and solutions; and health and safety

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Science Probationers Residential A 2-day residential course based at SSERC HQ to support probationer teachers in Science to deliver safe, high quality, hands-on practical STEM learning in the classroom/lab.  There will be coverage across a range of science curriculum organisers allowing delegates to develop their skills in and out of their subject specialism. This programme offers an excellent way of keeping up to date with developments in your subject area.  The residential aspect of the course offers a great

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