Tuesday, November 4

Technicians - Health and Safety

£60 - £90

By Spires Science Curriculum Hub

Date and time

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

Event lasts 7 days 1 hour

Technician - Health and safety

This course is run over x3 1 hour sessions

First session Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 1pm.

Second session Tuesday 11th November 2025 at1pm.

Third session Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 1pm.

There will be some gap tasks between sessions.

On completion you will be able to:

understand the key areas of concern in science departments
identify good practice in risk assessments for technician and teacher activities
use good practice to audit labs, prep rooms and stores

The facilitator for this course is Jackie Merritt a senior technician for more than 20 years.

Organized by

Spires Science Curriculum Hub

The Spires Science Curriculum Hub (SSCH) cover Oxfordshire, West and Central Berkshire and is led by Claire Hamnett and Jackie Merritt and based at Oxford Spires Academy.

We provide a wide range of CPD for primary and secondary schools and FE institutions in Oxfordshire and Central and West Berkshire, including conferences, science lead network days, ECT training, technician training, primary science subject support and much more.

Supported by OTSA, the hub combines local expertise in teaching and learning in science, facilitating CPD and providing school-to-school support. SSCH offers high quality science CPD through a range of full day, afternoon and twilight sessions, either online or face to face as needed. We also work with schools on an individual basis to provide bespoke support and work closely with local leading science organisations such as RAL, STFC, Science Oxford, OUMNH and many more.