German Award Ceremony
German PSQM Schools Award Ceremony
Thursday 19th May 2011
Back: Children from John Buchan School
Front Left to right: Andrew Thomson, Pat King, Rita Carvosso, Mark Whalley, Jane Turner
Two Service Children's Education Schools in Germany were awarded gold level Primary Science Quality Marks at a ceremony at John Buchan School in Sennelager on Thursday 19th May. Head of Science Dr Mark Whally received the award on behalf of John Buchan Middle School and Mrs Pat King, Science subject leader at Andrew Humphrey Primary School in Wildrenwrath received the award for her school. The event was attended by parents, teachers, head teachers, Lt Col Coppinger-Symes, Chair of the School Governance Committee at John Buchan. Andrew Thomson, Science Consultant Service Children’s Education and Mrs Rita Carvosso, Assistant Director (Teaching and Learning), Service Schools Education. All enjoyed a demonstration of science practical work from John Buchan pupils and a film showing children at Andrew Humphrey doing science. The awards were presented by Jane Turner Associate Director Science Learning Centre East of England and PSQM project lead. Dr Whalley commented, “I would certainly implore others to undertake this process; it has driven curriculum change, forced standards up and made us all more reflective and self-critical. As a result of all of the effort the most important thing is that our children are now happy, interested and enthusiastic young scientists, a good enough reason on its own.”
