“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
Carl Sagan
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.”
Louis Pasteur
Redriff’s Science Intent
Our Science curriculum
- focuses on enquiry and developing a deep and profound understanding of the 3 strands of Science: chemistry, biology and physics
- creates a community of passionate STEM students
- is meaningful and purposeful
- is inclusive of all
- fosters a love of Science
Redriff’s Science Implementation
Our Science curriculum:
- is underpinned by adapting the national curriculum, going above and beyond
- supports all children to make excellent progress
- gives children a hands on learning experience, including planning, carrying out and evaluating investigations and experiments
- is planned with cross curricular learning and links to our local environment
- is deliberately well sequenced to support children making connections through year groups
- uses a variety of high quality resources which support scientific enquiry
- ensures all children secure concepts and key vocabulary before moving on
- allows for recall and review of what we already know, what we want to know and what we have learned
- provide opportunities for children to talk about the Science and make connections to the real world
Redriff’s Science Impact
Our children
- are confident talking about their Science journey
- are passionate about their Science learning and progress
- thrive when they are challenged in Scientific enquiry
- have profound confidence and resilience in Scientific enquiry
- are reflective of their discoveries and results
- enjoy and are curious about the key elements of Science and want to explore further
- understand the links of Science to our everyday life
- see the beauty in our daily life and universe with links to Science
Pupil voices:
“I like science because you get to investigate things and do experiments.”
“You learn about how things work.”
“We’ve sorted animals into groups based on what they eat.”
“You get to understand how things work in the world like electricity.”
“Science is about understanding, classifying, grouping and experimenting.”