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Guidance for participating schools

The guidance below will help you prepare for participation in Enterprising Science. Should your application be successful, we will send you a copy of this guidance and you will need to confirm that you can fulfil the requirements by returning the document signed by you and your head teacher.

Our commitment for the Trading Challenge roadshow

We can deliver up to two sessions for each school for up to 180 students. Each session is two-hours and can accommodate a maximum of 90 students at a time. The sessions are identical and can be run consecutively.
We will provide three trained roadshow leaders to deliver these sessions. We will ensure that all roadshow leaders have been CRB checked.
We will provide all equipment needed on the day, with the exception of writing materials and items listed in the table below.

Our commitment to your Science department for the Talk Science CPD course

We undertake to accommodate one Science teacher per school at a Talk Science masterclass in the school's region.
We will provide all equipment needed for the CPD course.

What we need from applicants

In order for us to run the Trading Challenge roadshow successfully, we need the support as listed below. We will endeavour to accommodate all reasonable requests to vary any of our requirements, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet all such requests.

Requirements

Talk Science:

1. Send one Science teacher to attend a regional Talk Science masterclass.

Trading Challenge roadshow:

1. Make a hall or similar large internal space (suitable for 90 students) available for the WHOLE period of our visit, from 30 minutes before the first session and 30 minutes after the second session

2. Enable us to secure our equipment whilst the rooms are left unattended or assist us to develop another suitable security arrangement.

3. Ensure three teachers are available to supervise at all times during the activities on the day. This may involve more than three teachers working in shifts but the contact teacher must be available at all times should queries arise and must take responsibility for organising teacher cover.

4. Name a single teacher contact for communication before the day and provide both in-school and personal telephone and email contact details for this teacher.

5. Obtain the head teacher’s approval.

6. Inform us in advance of the number and age of students attending and ensure the total is no more than 180 (90 per session), all within the 14–19 age range.

7. Inform us in advance of any student special needs and assist us in providing appropriate support.

8. Provide a power supply in the hall and each classroom.

9. Provide a white space, screen or interactive whiteboard at the front of the hall which we can project on to.

10. Arrange 25 tables/desks in the hall with space for 4–6 students on each.

11. Prior to our visit, divide the students into teams of 4–6. Mixed ability teams are recommended.

12. Inform key members of the school community of our visit and make any necessary arrangements for our access to the building and parking.

13. If required, allow us to record the day's activities on film and/or to take photographs for use on our website and/or in other publicity material. Co-operate with us on any relevant publicity initiatives we instigate. You will be notified in advance if this is required.