Science is a core subject within
the National Curriculum. It stimulates and excites
the pupils' curiosity and is thereby a highly
interesting and important subject.
We aim to enable the children
to find out about their world by encouraging
them to investigate and explore Science and
scientific phenomena and develop an awareness
of its importance in everyday life; they are
taught to utilise their knowledge and skills
to interpret information, draw conclusions,
apply their findings to new problems and understand
the world around them.
Science work follows the structure
of the National Curriculum being based on Programmes
of Study, Attainment Targets and Level Descriptions.
Work is divided into Key Stages and organised
into levels of increasing challenge. Key Stage
1 pupils (Pre-preparatory) are encouraged to
observe, explore and ask questions. They begin
to work together to collect evidence and link
it to simple scientific ideas. During Key Stage
2 (Preparatory) pupils learn about a wider range
of living things, materials and phenomena. They
carry out more systematic investigations, working
on their own and with others.
Strong emphasis is placed on group
work, facilitating the development of co-operation
and communication skills. Pupils in Years 5
and 6 receive specialist tuition in a science
laboratory.
