Intent

The 2014 national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils:

• develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics;
• develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of Science through a variety of different scientific enquiries that help them to answer questions about the world around them;
• are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of Science, today and for the future.
• are encouraged to understand how Science can be used to explain what is occurring.

At Broadmeadow Junior School, our Science curriculum aims to foster a healthy curiosity in children about our universe and promotes respect for the world around us. We believe science encompasses the acquisition of knowledge, concepts, skills and positive attitudes. Throughout the programmes of study, the children will acquire and develop the key knowledge that has been identified within each unit and across each year group. The key knowledge identified by each year group is informed by the national curriculum objectives. Key working scientifically skills are also mapped across LKS2 and UKS2 and are progressive throughout the school. The curriculum is designed to ensure that children are given opportunities to apply key scientific knowledge through practical experiences; using equipment, conducting experiments, building arguments and explaining concepts confidently. Children are encouraged to ask questions and be curious about their surroundings and a love of science is nurtured through a whole school ethos and a varied science curriculum.

The staff at Broadmeadow Junior School ensure that all children are exposed to high quality teaching and learning experiences, which allow children to explore their outdoor environment and locality, thus developing their scientific enquiry and investigative skills. They are immersed in scientific vocabulary, which aids children’s knowledge and understanding not only of the topic they are studying, but of the world around them. We intend to provide all children, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, class, aptitude or disability, with a broad and balanced science curriculum. Our children learn to question and discuss science, based on issues that may affect their own lives, the directions of society and the future of the world, encouraging and supporting the development of Science capital.