Tuesday, October 7

Technicians - Maintaining your prep room

£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 2 hours

Technicians - Maintaining your prep room

This course is presented over x2 1.5 hour sessions.

First session Tuesday 7th October 2025 at 1.00pm

Second session Tuesday 14th October 2025 at 1.00pm

There will be gap tasks to do between sessions.

Topics to be covered in this training

arrange your prep room to be manageable in an order that is safe and time efficient
organise time management of technicians working in the prep room
look at different practical requisitions or booking forms
successfully record inventories and equipment
ensure you have the documentation you need in the prep room to help you work safely This course is directed at new technicians but all technicians are welcome to share their expertise to the group and to recap on their working practices.

The facilitator for this event is Jackie Merritt a senior technician for over 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.