Welcome to the Steering Group

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Welcome to the Steering Group

• Update on developments for Science Status .

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Launch

• Presentation to Sixth form mathematicians on his
  books and recent work

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• Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley talked to Sixth Form
  Biologist about his work on nerve impulses.
• Spoke to invited guests about his life in
  research.

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Launch week

• Dr. Watson - worked with K.S. 3 mathematicians on
  Thinking Skills in mathematics.
• The Big Bug Show - presented giant cockroaches
  and spiders to year 7 and Year 6 students from
  feeder schools.
• Faraday - performed to year 8 and year 11
  students.

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Capital spend

• Refurbishment of Maths computer room
• Refurbishment of 2 old laboratories.
• Interactive whiteboards in every room.

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Subsequent events.

• Year 9 and 10 Gifted and Talented students to a
  viewing of Day after Tomorrow introduced by
  Professor David Phillips of Imperial College,
  with online follow up material.
• Talk by Dr. Steve Jones - on When Adam met Eve -
  the genes view

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Forth coming events.

• Key Stage 5.
• Daily Telegraph Competition The Science Writer

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• Key Stage 4
• Year 10 and 11 Gifted and Talented video
  conferencing events with
• Professor Igor Aleksander on Mind of a Robot
• Professor Richard Kitney on Biological
  Continuum

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• Key Stage 3
• Year 9 Industry Day - workshops run by N.H.S
  Army Cisco BBC Technology Hyde Consulting
  Adam Rail
• Cyber club - Science across the World. (ASE
  project)
• CREST - Science Investigations.
• Central School of Speech and Drama working with
  year 8 group

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• Feeder Schools
• Year 5/6 science lessons in St. Augustine
  Laboratories
• BAYS science club for year 6
• Mathematic staff visiting year 5/6 feeders
  schools to teach, once a half term.

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Advertising Science Status

• Naming rooms after famous scientists and
  mathematicians.
• Logo Competition
• Working with North Middlesex University on Art
  Projects.