PSQM Award Ceremonies:

To book your place please email psqm@herts.ac.uk

· 6th November at Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester Click here for pictures

.7th November at Think Tank, Birmingham Click here for pictures

·14th November at the Royal Institution, London Click here for pictures

.15th November at ASE Regional Conference, Bath Spa

·21st November at The Railway Museum, York Click here for pictures

·9th December at Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen Click here for pictures

·TBC Cornwall Award Ceremony

All events will start at 6.30 for a drink and canapé reception followed by a very short speech or two by other invited VIPS, then the formal presentation of framed certificates to the award winners. Group photographs of hub members will be taken and uploaded to the PSQM website for you to download and send to local press. We will notify the national education press and all your school names will appear in a full page spread in the Times Educational Supplement on 14th November 2014. The events should close by 9pm at the latest, but is dependent on how many attend. Dress code is smart

Ofsted praise PSQM in latest report into science education - "The process of gaining the award brings benefits beyond the certificate"

• School leaders who recognised the likelihood of a declining profile for science were able to mitigate the risk by, for example, seeking accreditation through the primary science quality mark (PSQM)

• The process of gaining the award brings benefits beyond the certificate because it requires school leaders to evaluate their provision and justify their science curriculum as being fit for promoting good learning.

• It also connects school science leaders to other primary school leaders who have successfully raised the subject’s profile in their schools.

To read the full report click here