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Task 4
Teaching Practice GEMS School

Task 4

An interview with a Primary School science coordinator

Sample interview questions for the Principal
and/or science coordinator/teacher re: science
provision in the setting.

Is there a science coordinator and/or how

many specified science teachers are there
in the school?

Yes / 8 teachers

What are the duties/responsibilities of the

science teacher/coordinator?

Coordinator -> planning - organizing

- overseen the science program
curriculum and assessments
Teachers -> design - write - update
the curriculum - assessments reports

Does she teach any, all students or just

specific year groups?

Teach all students of the year group

Obtain a teaching schedule and any

schemes of work, lesson plans, software
used etc. from the science
coordinator/teacher.

Yes/ daily plan - weekly plan - yearly

plan

Responses from the Principal and/or

science coordinator/teacher re: science
provision in the setting.

Who is responsible for science policy

and provision within the setting?
(Can we obtain a copy of the policy?)

Principal - VP - science coordinator

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Online/Blended Learning:
Does the setting have its own website? If
so, what is the URL, who created it and
who is responsible for managing and
updating it?
3

Yes /
http://www.gemswestminsterschoolrak.com/

Is there any online/blended learning taking Yes/ We use education city as a tool of
place related to science? If so, how is this
science learning in uploading the science
delivered?
materials for the students
What ICT resources are used specifically for YouTube - Google - Education city bite
teaching science?
size - TES

What science
equipment/manipulatives/resources can be
found the setting?
(Is there a list? Differentiate between the

Yes

classroom; the science lab and other areas in

the setting e.g. library)

Is there a budget for materials?

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Who trains teachers and staff in the use

the equipment?

Edu Lap

Lap Assistance

Who manages the equipment and

materials?

Is/Are there dedicated science labs in this

setting?
If yes, how is it used and by whom? How is
it organised? What equipment can be
found here?

Yes/ all basic science equipment

for primary and secondary

If no, why not? e.g. lack of funds? No

need? Enough science equipment and
expertise in each classroom?

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Does the setting feel it has enough

specialist science teachers, technicians
and dedicated science rooms?

Yes

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Which science resources does the setting

feel it needs or would like to have to
achieve its vision or better science teaching
and learning?
(e.g. Science Kits, books, Wi-Fi,
manipulatives/models, digital
cameras/camcorders, lab equipment OR soft
materials (consumables- colored paper, glue,
popsicle sticks etc.).

What are the safety rules?

Are the safety rules posted in the

science

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Science kits
Books
Lab equipment Models

Don't touch animals

Wear safety goggles
Wear lab coat
Wear gloves when necessary
Don't eat at your workstation
Clean up your workspace
Be careful with sharp tools
Wash your hands

Yes