At Unity, we aim to provide a varied and practical science curriculum that is both aspirational and enjoyable. We help our students to understand the world we live in and prepare them for building life skills and future careers in science, technology, engineering and mechanics.
In primary, we want our children to be naturally curious about the world around them. The science in our school is about developing children’s ideas and ways of working that enable them to make sense of the world in which they live. We want our children to develop an understanding of the uses and importance of Science.
Scientific enquiry skills are embedded in each topic the children study and these topics are revisited and developed throughout their time at school. Topics, such as Plants, are taught in Key Stage One and studied again in further detail throughout Key Stage Two. Thus allowing the children to grow in their understanding, building upon their prior knowledge and increasing their enthusiasm for the topics whilst embedding this procedural knowledge into the long-term memory.
Science teaching at Unity involves adapting and extending the curriculum to match all pupils’ needs to ensure they are challenged and achieve success, regardless of their starting point. Science is taught as discrete lessons and is strongly supported by our Forest School Programme.
We give children every opportunity to experiment, investigate and ask questions about science. Therefore, science is heavily practical based and in primary is also linked to Forest Schools, taking learning outdoors. By the end of KS2, we expect children to be confident in building scientific enquiry and asking ‘big’ questions. By the end of KS4, we endeavour for students to have achieved their potential in the subject and to have fostered an attitude of thought, curiosity and a desire for learning. Students will also have been provided with many highly positive, memorable experiences and rich opportunities for high quality learning.
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