Science

Our pupils have big dreams, ambitious goals, exciting aspirations. They plan their adult life at the age of 5 years old, when they decide they want to be a doctor when they grow up. They may also aspire to be a pharmacist, an astronaut or an archaeologist. In order to facilitate these goals, we treat our pupils as skilled scientists when we immerse them in their Science lessons. We aim to instil confidence and inspire future scientists, and that begins when they start to develop their understanding about the world around them when they are in the Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception). Pupils in EYFS work towards being an "Exceptional Explorer" through planned adult led activities and child initiated activities in the continuous provision.

The teaching and learning of Science puts the learner at the heart of the process. During lessons, pupils will explore and record their initial ideas at the beginning of each unit. They will then participate in rich learning experiences to help them develop their understanding of science ideas and concepts. This includes working scientifically (as scientists), when they are enabled to develop skills such as: predicting, observing, classifying, recording, interpreting and evaluating.

Documents:

Science Long Term Plan for  Year 1 to Year 6

Progression of Skills: Knowledge for EYFS to Year 

Progression of Skills: Working Scientifically for EYFS to Year 6