Science

Spark curiosity, ignite learning: Science for young minds

Science intent: "To ignite curiosity about the natural world and empower students to become skilled, independent scientific investigators."

The science curriculum is based around practical learning to develop an understanding of relevant, inspiring and engaging scientific topics. We seek to motivate and enthuse pupils alongside encouraging their investigative skills, through explicit teaching of the scientific inquiry skills.

In order to make learning relevant, we focus on providing exciting and engaging resources, real life and meaningful learning opportunities and wider community links.

Our curriculum is developed to provide pupils with the foundations of skills and secure and embedded knowledge to build on. The Science curriculum at Lisburne ensures challenge whilst focusing on meaningful and purposeful learning which is adapted to meet specific and relevant pupil needs and challenging the children’s interests and understanding.

The bespoke curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure motivation and relevance to the pupils. The curriculum calendar is designed to provide opportunities for repetition in order to revisit prior learning, build on knowledge and to embed and extend learning. Each science lesson develops scientific enquiry skills and knowledge based objectives around a particular topic. These scientific enquiry skills are transferable to each scientific topic area and across the many areas of the curriculum. In the early years, pupils study science as part of their ‘Understanding the World’ learning. This allows for early engagement of science through exploration and investigation of the world around them.

Each pathway in school delivers science in a manner that is most relevant to their pupils e.g. children on the pre-formal pathway will undertake their science learning across the curriculum in ways that are meaningful. In all pathways, the science curriculum aims to broaden and expand knowledge to challenge and extend their understanding.

Science is continuously assessed through the subject lessons and in other relevant areas of the curriculum. Science is assessed in a variety of ways such as working with/observing children, evidence within books and through learning walks. Teacher assessment results are recorded on school systems and progress is monitored by the science coordinator and shared with the senior leadership team.

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