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Teachers Polymer Study Tours 2012
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The 2012 Courses will be held at: Edinburgh, 17th - 20th June London, 24th - 27th June Manchester, 8th - 11th July |
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Course OverviewThese four day residential courses are designed to provide teachers with case studies that they can use in contextual teaching of both science and design & technology and they give teachers the opportunity to meet in an informal environment to exchange views on the teaching of science and design & technology. They help to educate teachers on the science, technology and applications of polymers (both plastics and rubbers). From the industry point of view the Polymer Study Tours provide information and create interest, which will promote the recruitment of high quality scientists and technologists for the plastics and associated industries. In addition the courses promote the knowledge of polymers and plastics and their importance to the quality of everyday life and thereby enhance the image of plastics and the plastics industry in the eyes of future consumers. This course gives you the unique opportunity to visit major plastics processing Companies and to attend lectures and discussions with leading figures from industry and academia . There are sessions in the laboratories where you can operate machines to make and collect samples to take back to school and use test equipment. The tours have been approved for Professional Development by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and teachers who complete the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance for their portfolio. The three residential courses are basically similar, with differences to suit the local plastics factories that are to be visited and the facilities of the sponsoring Universities. Teachers who complete the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance from the IOM3 for their CPD portfolio. |
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Day 4 (Closes about 4pm)
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More InformationThe Courses are closely related to the science and design technology curriculum and you can find out exactly how the various activities fit in by visiting : www.polymer-teaching-resources.com This residential course is entirely FREE to teachers once they arrive at the venue due to the generous sponsorship of the Horners' Educational Trust, companies in the polymer industry, and organisations involved in supporting education. The cost of travel to/from your chosen venue, and the cost of any replacement teaching staff, is the responsibility of the teacher and/or school. We do however ask for a £50 booking deposit which is refunded when you attend the course. The Worshipful Company of Horners Educational Trust initiated this teacher education programme in 1987 and they still provide most of the sponsorship funding. The course costs about £900 per teacher and we ask each teacher’s school to contribute just £150 to cover the administration costs, the Homers Educational Trust and generous sponsorship by companies and organisations involved in supporting education provide the rest. To date more than about 1700 teachers have benefited from the scheme, and more importantly so have the countless young people they have taught. The programme is residential with a duration of 3½ days, run at three regional UK Centres - Napier University in Edinburgh, London Metropolitan University, and the University of Manchester. To accommodate teachers’ schedules as conveniently as possible, Polymer Study Tours take place at the end of the summer term, and on a different week for all three venues. The course outline is similar at all three residential centres, with differences to suit the local plastics factories that are to be visited and the facilities of the sponsoring Universities. The Brochure for the 2012 Course which includes an application form is available by CLICK HERE If you would like to become a sponsor, then further details are HERE
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