Science

Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity and survival. All pupils at Croft are taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. They are taught to understand our world by carefully thinking about it and testing their predictions with observations and experiments. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

Our Science topics are informed through the National Curriculum. We use the progression of skills table to ensure that children are taught scientific knowledge (substantive knowledge) and scientific skills (disciplinary knowledge) and that those skills progress as they move up through school.

High quality lessons help children to aspire to be the best they can be. Following on from EYFS and Key Stage 1, teachers instill, extend and enhance a love of learning in children where they can explore science with a continued confidence. Where possible, we link Science learning to other subjects to allow children to be fully immersed in their learning.

Through our teaching of Science at Croft, we intend to:

• give children the opportunities to see how skills and knowledge can be applied in the real world.
• Show children how to use skills in future endeavours and become well-rounded members of society.
• broaden and develop scientific learning in order to deepen understanding.

Through science lessons, we can also:

• improve pupils’ skills in literacy (correct spelling of key vocabulary), numeracy (data handling) and ICT (collecting data e.g data loggers).
• develop pupils’ scientific thinking skills e.g making predictions and altering thought processes when repeating tests.
• promote pupils’ awareness and understanding of gender, cultural, spiritual and moral issues e.g looking after animal habitats in the local environment.

We want children to leave Croft with a natural curiosity of the world around them and the role that Science has in understanding themselves and their world. They should be enthused by Science and the essential role it has to play in the world’s prosperity and survival.