Implementation

Science is taught discretely across school in blocked units, this enables our pupils to learn more deeply and create a real love of learning for the certain topic. It allows children to acquire more knowledge and skills and helps cement the learning journey for them, as well as ensuring all the national curriculum objectives are covered.

Science is taught on a two-year cycle, due to our mixed age classes. This was carefully mapped out to show clear progression and continuity of scientific knowledge and skills throughout the pupil’s time at Carr Green.

Our topics are engaging, each having planned investigations, allowing children to regularly follow a line of enquiry. Each topic is started with a knowledge organiser. This is used as an overview of the topic and a tool to revisit previous learning, specific vocabulary and sticky knowledge. Science working walls reflect information shared on the knowledge organisers, so the children have a clear understanding of the scientific learning journey.