Task 4
Task 4
Task 4
Sample interview questions for the Principal and/or Responses from the Principal and/or science
science coordinator/teacher re: science provision incoordinator/teacher re: science provision in the
the setting. setting.
Is there a science coordinator and/or how many Yes, there are two science coordinators (one for
1 specified science teachers are there in the school? primary and one for secondary).
What are the duties/responsibilities of the science Ordering resources, Checking if syllabus are
teacher/coordinator? followed by teachers on time, Making sure that
grade 1 and 2 are doing hand-on activities.
Does she teach any, all students or just specific year The science coordinators are teachers as well. The
groups? primary coordinator teaches grade 5, while the
secondary coordinator teach grade 8.
2 Who is responsible for science policy and They don't have policy. Lab coordinators are
provision within the setting? responsible for labs.
(Can we obtain a copy of the policy?)
3 Online/Blended Learning:
Does the setting have its own website? If so, what is Yes, https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk
the URL, who created it and who is responsible for Created by Pearson Education.
managing and updating it?
Is there any online/blended learning taking place Yes, videos and online games.
related to science?
Who trains teachers and staff in the use the SLT (Senior Leadership Team) and MLT (Middle
equipment and manages the equipment and Leadership Team). They do observations for science
materials? teachers to see how they're using the equipment.
5 Is/Are there dedicated science labs in this Yes they have three dedicated labs for physics,
setting? biology and chemistry.
7 What are the safety rules? There are some safety rules followed by teachers
Are the safety rules posted in the science setting? and students listed in an instruction sheets:
- Dont touch the supplies until you are told
what to do.
- Never test in science labs
- Leave your personal items outside the lab
- Report accident as soon as they happen
- Wear safety gaggles when completing a task
Is safety equipment available for all students in the Yes. The main things they all have in classrooms are
classrooms? the fire extinguisher, first aid box and covered wires.
Is equipment cleaned, if so by whom? Who Yes, cleaned and managed by lab technicians.
manages this duty? Teachers sometimes attend workshops to learn how
to clean the equipment.
9 Planning for learning- how are the science Science Teachers are given the lesson plans by the
lessons planned for in the setting? website: active learning. They have it online with all
resources. And the science coordinator stated that
from her educational experiments, it is the best site
to be used by teachers.
Does the MOE/Zone/KHDA provide unit plans/lesson Lesson plans are available on active learning website
plans? (can we obtain a copy of this?)
Are there weekly planning meetings? What is Yes, but not specifically for science. Teachers gather
usually done in the planning meetings? to discuss the lesson plans, the assessments and the
materials they need about all the subjects (math,
literacy, science, social studies and geography)
Is there an assessment plan for the semester? What Yes, it includes what lessons they will cover in the
does it include? tests.
Do teachers collect student data? What data, when, Yes, teacher collects students' data by doing mini
and what is it used for? tests and progress tests. In classroom, data is
collected by observing students participation.
Sometimes learners do self-evaluation by
themselves and this helps teacher to determine
their level.
How do students get feedback so that they can They receive both oral and written feedback from
make improvements? the teacher. On their notes, teacher write two
comments about how students is doing well:
Do they have a document that outlines this PD? Yes, they have a copy of agenda and they talk with
SLT about what they did in workshops.
What PD do they think teachers in the setting still There is a lack in subject knowledge, and if
need? teachers have the subject knowledge they dont
know how to deliver it to students. They also
need to raise their culture awareness and
background so they can build a close relationship
with learners.