Intent
At Claverley C of E Primary School, we want our children to remember their science lessons, to cherish these memories and to embrace the scientific opportunities they are presented with. Science seeks to explain the material world and through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, we encourage our pupils to recognise the power of rational explanation and to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.
The 2014 National Curriculum for Science aims to ensure that all pupils:
- Develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics.
- Develop understanding of the nature, process and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them.
- Are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.
As a school we believe that Science helps us to discover, interact positively with and understand the world around us and that it should sustain our natural curiosity.
Science offers children the opportunity to explore, understand, take responsibility for and appreciate the world around them.
We believe that Science allows our children to develop essential life skills such as investigating, questioning, practical exploration, problem solving, observing, modelling and debating.
Implementation
Our principles which underpin science at Claverley CE Primary:
- There is clear progression of skills and knowledge throughout the school. Teachers know what has been previously taught and what will be taught in the future.
- The progression throughout school allows children to build on their knowledge through coherent, well-sequenced lessons. Teachers use a range of materials to support their planning including Hamilton Trust.
- Staff will have a good subject knowledge and are able to direct the learning.
- Children will be taught scientific vocabulary that will be reinforced through the use of examples.
- Children’s learning leads to future revelations and link making.
- Resources are accessible, effective and easy to use.
- Teachers provide opportunities for children’s misconceptions to be challenged through providing key experiences and opportunities to argue, counter argue and ask their own questions.
- Children will experience a range of high quality scientific questions in order to pose their own.
- Children will experience a range of scientific enquiries in order to be able to apply this in their own investigations.
- Children will link science learning to real life and value the contribution scientists have made.
- Children will have transferable skills and meaningful curricular links will be evident in our planning.
Impact
The successful approach at Claverley CE Primary means that:
- Children enjoy and are enthusiastic about science in our school.
- There is a clear progression of children’s work and teachers’ expectations in our school.
- Children are ready for their next steps in Science learning as they move through school and onto Secondary School.
- Children’s work shows a range of topics and evidence of the curriculum coverage for all Science topics.
- Children are becoming increasingly independent in Science, selecting their own tools and materials, completing pupil lead investigations and choosing their own strategies for recording.
- Standards in Science at the end of the key stages are good and issues arising are addressed effectively in school.
- Our SLT and governors are kept up to date with developments in the way Science is run in our school with subject reports, action plans and review meetings.
- Feedback from local secondary schools is very positive regarding our pupil’s approach to Science and their scientific knowledge.
KS1 SCIENCE Rolling Programme
KS2 SCIENCE 2 year rolling prog
Y1 Scientific Vocabulary
Y2 Scientific Vocabulary
Y3 Scientific Vocabulary
Y4 Scientific Vocabulary
Y5 Scientific Vocabulary
Y6 Scientific Vocabulary
Year 5 visit to the Space Centre in Leicester as part of their science topic.
Wild Zoo
Gardening Club
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre