Science

Our Science curriculum.

At Hampton Lucy we want our children to have a natural curiosity about the world around them. Our curriculum has been developed by staff to ensure full coverage of the National Curriculum and to foster a sense of wonder about the world around them. We are committed to providing a stimulating, engaging and challenging learning environment. Throughout our school children are encouraged to develop and use a range of skills when working scientifically including questioning, researching and observing. We promote and celebrate these skills. We want our children to have a broad vocabulary and scientific language is taught and built upon as topics are revisited in different year groups and across key stages. We are a fully inclusive school, intending to provide all children regardless of ethnic origin, gender, class, aptitude or disability with a broad and balanced science curriculum.

How Science is taught.

To ensure high standards of teaching and learning in science, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the school. Planning for science is a process in which all teachers ensure that the school gives full coverage of the National Curriculum programmes of study for Science and Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Wherever possible, Science is linked to class topics. At the start of each topic teachers take time to find out what our children already understand and want to find out. Our teachers use this to adapt and extend the curriculum to match children’s interests and needs, current events, the use of any support staff and the resources available. We include the use of technology, wherever appropriate, to aid teaching and learning. Through teacher modelling and questioning, we want our children to challenge their thinking and be amazed and surprised by the world around them.  Key scientific language is on display in classes and modelled throughout lessons enabling our children to be familiar with and use vocabulary accurately. Teachers are also encouraged to plan in trips and visitors to enhance our children’s learning experience.

How we assess Science

We aspire to promote children’s independence and for all children to take responsibility in their own learning. Teachers will give pupils verbal feedback during lessons and through the marking comments given in books. Attainment is tracked through the school against National Curriculum expectations and Working Scientifically skills.

Science Co-ordinator Mrs Lucy Jackson

At Hampton Lucy C of E Primary School, we base our science curriculum on White Rose Science 

The topics we cover are outlined below