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ISSET has the aim of utilising space and space exploration to increase
student and teacher motivation and to increase the effectiveness of teaching
and learning. This has been achieved through a range of programmes:
- Student projects and competitions on space related topics that utilise
ICT in the form of web-site design, e-mail attachments and CDROM development.
- UK student and teacher science, technology and space experiences
- Teacher research based training at master’s degree level that
includes working weekends, developing teaching and learning programmes,
training at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Johnson Space Center
in Texas, evaluation and report writing.
- Astronaut and Space Scientist visits to schools, colleges, universities
and communities in the UK.
- Videoconferences with astronauts and space scientists
- Relating aspects of space and space exploration directly to the curriculum
on our web site
- ISSET also conducts
numerous INSET courses throughout the UK aimed at not only improving
teaching and learning in science areas but also more generic professional
development for both primary and secondary sectors.
- Science Museum,
London
- National Museum
of Wales
- Science Learning
Centres
- Institute of Physics
- Cheltenham Science
Festival
- BBC
- US Embassy, London
- University of
Wales
- University of
Cardiff
- University of
Swansea
- Institute of Education,
London
- College of St
Mark and St John
- Rice University,
Texas
- Kennedy Space
Center, Florida
- Johnson Space
Center, Texas
- Welsh Development
Agency
- A range of LEAs
and City Learning Centres (Excellence in Cities) in addition to consultancy
to individual schools and colleges of further education throughout the
UK.
Chris Barber has a
long record of school leadership and transformation. Prior to his work
in education he worked in finance in the City of London as an insolvency
loss underwriter and corporate credit management specialist.
Within schools he
has been a successful
head of department in both rural and inner city comprehensive schools.
Following this he had 14 years experience in school leadership at deputy
head level in two schools. In his last school he was instrumental in improving
results to almost treble GCSE attainment to over 80% achieving 5 A*-C
and at A Level the average attainment being the equivalent of over 3 grade
As per student. Chris led the school rebuilding programme raising over £7 million with the buildings on completion valued at £17
million. Chris' strengths include active styles of learning, behaviour
management, tracking of student results leading to improved attainment
and school leadership.
Chris fulfills a successful
consultancy role with schools across the country, particularly those in
challenging circumstances. This has had a high level of success in helping
schools improve student attainment, develop successful middle and senior
leader effectiveness, improve student classroom learning experiences,
improve behaviour management and emerge from special measures.
Qualifications: BSc,
MA, PGCE, Diploma in Computers in Education
Tel: 02920 710295
Email: cbarber@isset.org
Bernard Whittingham
is the Senior Adviser and Science Adviser for the City of Cardiff, Wales'
largest LEA. He has worked in a number of schools in England and Wales
as a science teacher and Head of Science Faculty.
In his time as Science
Adviser Cardiff has seen science achieve the highest year on year gains
in attainment in Wales and against comparative data for the other core
subjects in Cardiff. In the role of Senior Adviser he has supported the
work of headteachers, been responsible for the development of management
training in Cardiff and has also been involved in national leadership
initiatives.
Bernard is also responsible
for a variety of teacher training initiatives in science and ICT with
a focus on the cooperative development of ICT across the curriculum. He
co-wrote the LEA learning and teaching policy and the core of the LEA
strategy for supporting schools' senior management teams in bringing about
school improvement through enhancement of the quality of learning and
teaching and subsequent pupil attainment.
Qualifications: BSc,
MEd, PGCE
Steve Lloyd has worked
in secondary schools for over 20 years and has over 14 years experience
at deputy headship level in two schools. He has also been a successful
Head of Science.
His experience includes
helping schools to significantly increase both GCSE and A level attainment
and introducing vocational courses throughout the 14-18 age range.
Steve is Assistant
Dean at the Centre for School Leadership at the College of St Mark and
St John, Plymouth. He has extensive experience of school leadership development
in the UK and is an international education consultant having worked in
the US, former Soviet republics, Malaysia and Egypt.
Qualifications: BSc,
M Ed, PGCE
Julia graduated from University of Swansea with an initial degree in
Physics with Medical Physics and a PhD in Biomagnetism. She has taught
for 10 years in 3 LEAs. In this time, she has held posts as in-school
Cognitive Acceleration in Science Education (CASE) co-ordinator, LEA
CASE co-ordinator, KS3 Advisory teacher for Science with Cardiff LEA
and Head of Science. Julia has worked closely with King's College London
for the past 6 years and is a CASE tutor and member of the CASE network.
Julia has a track record of increasing pupil achievement and engagement
in science through motivating, challenging and supporting teachers in
using active styles of learning, thinking skills and effective learning
strategies. She has considerable experience in promoting thinking skills
in cross-curricular and cross-phase contexts and led county-wide training
on Literacy for Science and Assessment for Learning. Her wide teaching
experience spans from KS1 through to KS4 and A Level.
As a result of her varied teaching roles, Julia is acutely aware of
the demands on all teachers; her coaching methods with teachers have
helped transform departments, encourage innovation and improve the quality
of learning that takes place in classrooms.
Qualifications: BSc, PhD
Luke
completed his Batchelor's degree at University of Wales, Cardiff in
the subject of Computer Science, winning the final year project award
for his networked, 3D visualised, collaborative inspection and manipulation
system. He has recently completed his PhD in Machine Vision, developing
networked systems for 'seeing' computers. Throughout his studies, Luke
has taught and mentored students at BSc and MSc levels, also engaging
in outreach to FE-level pupils.
Alongside
his studies, Luke has worked extensively with ISSET, developing web
sites, applications, published materials and core resources for a range
of programmes, including the Science in Space competitions, the exciting
'Space Camp' programme, and the range of teacher development courses
that ISSET specialises in. Most recently, he has completed work on
SAPTS, the Student Attainment & Process Tracking system, assisting
schools in analysing and understanding their student data to inform
change and increase effectiveness in the classroom.
In
his spare time, Luke coordinates a global literacy and creative writing
initiative for under-supported teenagers which he co-founded, assisting
young people who lack opportunities to express and develop literary
abilities in their conventional school experience. Qualifications: BSc, PhD
Tel: 02920 710295
Email: lchatburn@isset.org
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