Science

Intent

In science, we will inspire our children by giving them the opportunities to pursue their natural curiosity, awe and wonder of the world in which we live in. Our teaching will promote the experience of exploring and investigating scientific phenomena, in a range of contexts, to ensure a continually evolving knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

We recognize that our children live in an increasingly scientific and technological age and that they need to acquire scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes to better prepare them for modern life. Our children will be encouraged to ask questions, take risks, experiment, reflect, make and learn from mistakes, in a safe environment; whereby they are able to build upon and apply their core skills and knowledge which will equip them for an ever-changing world.

In order to ensure that our children ‘know more, remember more and do more’ our lessons have a focus on key questions, which we work together to investigate and answer throughout the unit of work. We also ensure a high focus on vocabulary and use weekly exit tickets to assess pupil’s knowledge and address misconceptions and recap key facts the following week.

We have a focus on ‘making connections’ through our lesson planning format, which includes clear and focussed retrieval activities. We also ensure that in KS2, there is a skill of finding links and evaluating findings both within science and across the curriculum.