Primary Schools Science Series

The Primary Schools Science Series is a programme of science enrichment workshops for local primary schools. The programme offers the venue, transport to the workshops, equipment for the practical science experiments and the opportunity to work with Sixth Form Scientists and teachers. This runs six times throughout the academic year and accommodates 60 pupils per session. Approximately 360 primary school pupils take part in it over the academic year.

Aims

The Sciences series enable Bradfield pupils to work with primary school pupils and thus develop their own interpersonal and leadership skills. 

Resources

Bradfield staff, facilities and pupils used to run workshops.

Impact

Impact assessment is based on a combination of the total number of schools/ pupils signing up each year as well as testimonial evidence.

More anecdotal evidence suggests that the programme is effective:

"Thank you so much for organising a great afternoon for us. The children really enjoyed it and one came home saying ‘We made hydrogen bombs!" 😂

"Please thank all the staff for a lovely experience and hopefully the start of many" (Woolhampton headmistress)

Feedback on the engagement of the Bradfield pupils has also been positive.

"The boys that [Bradfield] brought with them for engaged and supportive and we were really impressed with their general demeanour towards adults as well as the children" (Englefield headteacher)

 

 

Pupil Involvement

20 pupils from Bradfield College sixth form support teaching staff for the science workshops and 100 pupils support the coaching staff for the sports series. 

Frequency

Six workshops offered per academic year.

Each workshop can accommodate up to 60 pupils.

Annual programme that has been running for nine years.