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SCIENCE Curriculum Statement

 

At Harefield Primary School, we deliver the Science curriculum, following the National Curriculum.

 

Our Science curriculum’s intention is to foster the joy of discovery in our children, develop a natural curiosity for the World, a deep respect for living things and the environment, and to develop their scientific knowledge and skills to prepare them for both the next stage of their education the changing world.

 

We tailor and put greater emphasis on specific themes, in response to our pupils needs For example:

 

  • The children at Harefield have very low mobility, this means that children’s knowledge and experiences of the world around them is limited. We therefore, have ensured that our children have multiple hands on and practical experiences of science.
  • We also ensured the plants and animals we were asking the children to recognise were those they would be able to find locally and might experience in their day to day life or, for the more exotic animals, in local zoos and aquariums.

 

    Our whole curriculum is comprehensibly planned and clearly sequenced and Science follows this consistent design, effectively adapting and developing to meet the needs of ALL pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs and/ or Disabilities and those that are disadvantaged.

     

    Our Science curriculum is taught by the class teacher, who will first revisit prior learning. We return to previous learning, in order for pupils to retrieve knowledge from their long-term memory and build on this, with the introduction of new knowledge. This is through an approach of clear modelling and scaffolding of new concepts. The pupils will then practise applying this knowledge in a group or individual task and have opportunities to deepen their understanding with reasoning and explanation.

     

    We use key CONCEPTS that are thread through our Science curriculum, from Yr R to Yr 6, in order to build on prior learning and support pupils making strong links in their knowledge, from previous learning.

    Science Topic Overview

    For more information on what your child will be learning in Science, please go to Curriculum/ Yr R to Yr 6 Curriculum Newsletters for the appropriate term.

    Year group

    Autumn

    Spring

    Summer

    1

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Materials

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Materials

    Electricity

    Sound

    Light

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

    Light

    Electricity

    2

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

    Sound

    Electricity

    Light

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

    Light

    Electricity

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

    3

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Rocks

    Light

    Forces and magnets

    Living things and their habitats

    States of matter

    Electricity

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Rocks

    Sound

    States of matter

    Electricity

    Animals including humans

    Rocks

    Sound

    Forces and magnets

    States of matter

    Electricity

    4

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Rocks

    Light

    Forces and magnets

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

     

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Sound

    Rocks

    Forces and magnets

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

     

    Plants

    Animals including humans

    Sound

    Forces and magnets

    Living things and their habitats

    Materials

     

    5

    Living things and their habitats

    Properties and changes of materials

    Earth and space

    Animals including humans

    Properties and changes of materials

    Earth and Space

    Forces

    Evolution and inheritance

    Electricity

    Living things and their habitats

    Properties and changes of materials

    Forces

    Evolution and inheritance

    6

    Living things and their habitats

    Properties and changes of materials

    Earth and space

    Forces

    Evolution and inheritance

    Light

    Animals including humans

    Properties and changes of materials

    Earth and space

    Forces

    Evolution and inheritance

    Light

    Electricity

    Living things and their habitats

    Properties and changes of materials

    Sound

    Electricity

    Earth and space

    Science Concepts and Components

    Partnership Information

    Harefield Primary School is proud to be
    a part of the Edwin Jones Partnership

    Edwin Jones Partnership

    Hamwic Education Trust
    Hamwic Teaching Schools Alliance

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