Task S6/4

An interview with a Primary School Science

coordinator/Teacher
Table 7: An interview with a Primary School science coordinator (The
answers of this Table Attached by the End of it.)
Sample interview questions for the Principal
and/or science coordinator/teacher re:
science provision in the setting.
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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?
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?

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?

Who trains teachers and staff in the use the
equipment?
Who manages the equipment and materials?
5

Is/Are there dedicated science labs in

this setting?

Responses from the Principal and/or

science coordinator/teacher re:
science provision in the setting.

(The answers of this Table

Attached by the End of it.)

 If yes, how is it used and by whom? How is it

organised? What equipment can be found
here?
If no, why not? e.g. lack of funds? No need?
Enough science equipment and expertise in
each classroom?
Does the setting feel it has enough specialist
science teachers, technicians and dedicated
science rooms?
6

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

What are the safety rules?

Are the safety rules posted in the science
setting?
Who developed these and are they
mandatory/enforced?

What safety equipment is available and

when is it used commonly?
Is safety equipment available for all students in
the classrooms?
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?
Who attends the planning meetings?

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Does the school have specific goals related to

science (TIMMS scores etc.)?

How is learning assessed in the science

classroom?
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?
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What science professional development /

training do teachers currently receive or
have recently had?
How frequently and from whom did they /are
they receiving this?

Do they have a document that outlines this PD?

What PD do they think teachers in the setting
still need?

(The answers of this Table

Attached by the End of it.)