Venue:  Rugby School
Dates:  30th June - 1st July 2008
Fee:  £200

Perspectives on Science (PoS) is an acclaimed Level 3 course designed to enable student research into ethical and philosophical issues surrounding science.

Available for the past 4 years as a free-standing AS Level, from 2008 PoS can be offered as a Designed Programme within the Level 3 Extended Project.

The course is extremely popular both with science students looking to broaden their studies and humanities students interested in discussing and debating scientific issues. The skills it develops are highly prized by HE.

This course is for teachers from centres looking to introduce the Perspectives on Science (PoS) programme to their curriculum within the Edexcel Extended Project.

Participants will explore approaches to critical reading of sources, philosophical thinking skills and ethical arguments, as well as the promotion of discussion and debate, management of student research projects, and assessment within the Extended Project framework.

The course leader is Dr John Taylor, who is PoS Director and Edexcel Chief Examiner for Extended Projects. A co-leader on the course will provide insights from his experience as a pilot teacher on the PoS course.

This course is designed and run by Rugby School. It will run from 11.00 am on the Monday (registration from 10.30) and finish at 3.00 pm on the Tuesday.

The fee for participants is £200 inclusive of all meals but not of accommodation.

For further details of the course programme and booking information, please contact Tracey Broadhurst at tlb@rugbyschool.net or on 01788 556217.

Please note that this course is designed and managed entirely by a third party (Rugby School); Edexcel are not responsible for its content.

All enquiries should go directly to the school using the contact details above.