Mission Statement

Building curious, creative problem solvers inspired by the wonder of Science

Intent

A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils should be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They should be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Curriculum Aims

At Goffs Oak Primary school our Science curriculum ensures that our children:

• develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
• develop understanding of the nature, processes 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

Implementation

Science is taught weekly across the school from EYFS to Y6. Teachers use the Herts assessment tool to enable a progressive approach to planning a unit of work. Teachers are encouraged to incorporate a cross curricular approach to the Science curriculum by including working scientifically skills e.g English writing up experiments, maths measuring and analysing data.

During the spring term the teachers will plan a series of lessons so celebrate National Science Week. They will focus on the working scientifically strands allowing the children to experiment with a variety of experiment equipment and carrying out simple investigations.
 

Working Scientifically

There are three aims in the English primary science curriculum, 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, processes 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