Our Science curriculum has been planned using the NC objectives as assigned to each year group. Learning activities have then been designed to meet these objectives and are mapped to ensure progression of skills, knowledge and vocabulary.  In addition the skills, methods and processes needed to ‘work scientifically’ are also planned to progress across the school with the intention that children can experience different types of scientific enquiry, which are embedded into planning. Recording of outcomes are also planned to progress across year groups and ensure that the children have the opportunity to record in different ways

St Mary Redcliffe are Scientists! Children benefit from regular Science enrichment opportunities such as entering the Explorer Dome and all children had the chance to hold a piece of moon rock through the Borrow the Moon project. Children were able to explore meteorite and rock samples and carry out investigations.

Curriculum Aims

• Inspire and enthuse our children to explore and discover in science​
• Encourage the children to explore and ask questions about the world around them.​
• Enable our children to develop scientific skills and knowledge​
• Encourage children to develop technical science vocabulary ​
• Develop the children’s ‘working scientifically’ skills as they move through school.​
• Provide opportunities for the children to apply their skills across the curriculum, including collecting, presenting and analysing data.​
• Prepare our children to understand the challenges and developments we face in our society today and take responsibility to be global citizens

Implementation

• Our Science curriculum has been planned using the NC objectives as assigned to each year group.
• Through scientific enquiry children are encouraged to be curious and ask questions about what they notice and develop their understanding of scientific ideas by using different types of scientific enquiry.​
• Our science curriculum is supplemented by our Forest School and close links with Windmill Hill City Farm. We ensure all classes visit the farm each year for a practical, meaningful workshop, which links, directly to their science units.​
• There is a clear progression of skills and knowledge that ensures children build upon previous learning each year. The curriculum is designed to further develop knowledge and skills in science and continually build upon prior learning.​
• A vocabulary progression supports the progression document so explicit vocabulary is taught each unit. This is also shared on knowledge organsiers and classroom displays.​
• Science is taught through individual lessons or blocks of learning.
• Knowledge Organsiers are created with key concepts and knowledge and key vocabulary. These are shared with parents and staff provide opportunities during lessons to refer to the knowledge organiser.​
• Staff provide feedback to children through verbal feedback, marking and adapting lessons to address misconceptions.​
• Termly assessments are carried out and teachers use this assessment for future planning.​
• Where teachers do not have expert knowledge, support is put in place through planning support, sharing good practise and in the future science team teaching.​
• Scientist of the term celebrates the knowledge and skills of children across the whole school​
• A progressive curriculum that builds upon previous learning and enables our children to understand the main ideas and concepts of science as set out in the National Curriculum.