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SCIENCE STATEMENT OF INTENT
At St. Ethelbert’s Primary School, we aim to give our children a strong understanding of God’s world, whilst developing the subject-specific knowledge and skills to help them to think scientifically; to gain an understanding of scientific processes and an understanding of the uses and implications of Science today and for the future. Our science curriculum is progressive and inclusive for ALL children.
Scientific enquiry skills are developed throughout each topic and these are re-examined and embedded throughout their time at school. For example, Light is taught in Year 3 and studied again in further detail in Year 6. This model allows children to build upon their prior knowledge whilst increasing their enthusiasm and confidence for the topics, embedding this information into their long-term memory.
All children are encouraged to develop and use a range of skills including reading, observations, planning and investigations, as well as being encouraged to question the world around them and become independent learners in exploring possible answers for their scientific-based questions.
Our Subject Leader for Science is Miss Scholes.
