Westcliffe Primary School
'Our school is committed to inspirational teaching that develops aspirational young people.'
Rationale
At Westcliffe Primary school, we believe that science provides children with an understanding of the world around them, and by working as scientists, gives them a chance to engage with how science plays a role in everyday life. We encourage pupils’ enquiring minds and give them many opportunities to allow them to feed their natural curiosity as their own working scientifically skills progress throughout school. As part of our school ethos we want ‘to raise children’s awareness of the wide range of possibilities open to them.’ This is threaded through our work in science by introducing children to possibilities in STEM careers and inspiring them with the discoveries, inventions and knowledge of scientists past and present. Science is also weaved into our curriculum through our knowledge of the world drivers which gives children further opportunities to consolidate their understanding of important scientific knowledge.
Aims
The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils:
How is the subject taught:
Science is taught through a topic based approach and covered in units termly either within the topic or in the knowledge of the world driver.
If you walk into a science lesson you will see:
If you have any further enquiries about Science within our school, please contact Miss Megan Ross.