Fatema Mohammed Rashed

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Bachelor of Education, Primary Education (EPR)

EPC3903

Task 4
An interview with a Primary School science
coordinator/Teacher

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?
What are the duties/responsibilities of the
science teacher/coordinator?

Does she teach any, all students or just

specific year groups?

Responses fromthe Principal and/or

science coordinator/teacher re: science
provision in the setting.
Yes / 8 teachers

Coordinator -> planning - organizing overseen the science program curriculum and assessments
Teachers -> design - write - update the
curriculum - assessments - reports
Teach all students of the year group

Yes/ daily plan - weekly plan - yearly plan

Obtain a teaching schedule and any

schemes of work, lesson plans, software
used etc. from the science
coordinator/teacher.
Who is responsible for science policy and
provision within the setting?
(Can we obtain a copy of the policy?)
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?
Is there any online/blended learning
taking place related to science? If so, how
is this delivered?

Principal - VP - science coordinator

Yes /
http://www.gemswestminsterschoolrak.com/
Yes/ We use education city as a tool of
science learning in uploading the science
materials for the students
YouTube - Google - Education city - bite
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What ICT resources are used specifically

for teaching science?
What science
equipment/manipulatives/resources can be
found the setting?(Is there a list? Differentiate
between the classroom; the science lab and
other areas in the setting e.g. library)

Is there a budget for materials?

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size - TES

Yes
Edulab

Who trains teachers and staff in the use

the equipment?

Lab assistance

Who manages the equipment and

materials?
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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?

Yes

Does the setting feel it has enough

specialist science teachers, technicians
and dedicated science rooms?
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,

Science kits
Books
Lab equipment
Models

manipulatives/models, digital
cameras/camcorders, lab equipment OR soft
materials (consumables- colored paper, glue,
popsicle sticks etc.).

What are the safety rules?

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

Are the safety rules posted in the science

Yes
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Bachelor of Education, Primary Education (EPR)

EPC3903

setting?

Who developed these and are they

mandatory/enforced?
What safety equipment is available and
when is it used commonly?

Fume cupboard
Safety room for chemicals
Eye washer
Coat / Gloves / Glass
Lab assistant

Is equipment cleaned, if so by whom?

Who manages this duty?
Planning for learning- how are the science
lessons planned for in the setting?
Does the MOE/Zone/KHDA provide unit
plans/lesson plans? (can we obtain a
copy of this?)
Are there weekly planning meetings?
What is usually done in the planning
meetings?

Moe - term plan - yearly plan - lesson

plan
Yes/ planning for the week lesson
Teachers with coordinator
Yes

Who attends the planning meetings?

Does the school have specific goals related
to science (TIMMS scores etc.)?
10 How is learning assessed in the science
By activities - projects - experiments classroom?
digital
Is there an assessment plan for the
semester? What does it include?
Do teachers collect student data? What
data, when, and what is it used for?
How do students get feedback so that
they can make improvements?
11 What science professional development /
training do teachers currently receive or
have recently had?
How frequently and from whom did they
/are they receiving this?

Yes / peer assessment / formative /

summative
Yes / level the students / differentiation
They get feedback from the teacher
after every assessment / activity

Yes / Gems PD
Do they have a document that outlines
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this PD?

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Classroom teaching and learning

What PD do they think teachers in the

setting still need?

Topics:

This the third week to me in GEMS School. The science topic of this week is
about introduction for new unit which is Materials and their proprieties. Also, I ask
my teacher about the science topic of the next week because it was a new topic for
them and she told me what they already know and understand from last year. In
Next week, I decide to do many activity thats related to the this topic Materials and
their proprieties. My focus from those activities, is to attract student to
concentrate with me and to get a positive feedback from them.