Science at Kingsway 

Science

Science is one of the main core subjects at Kingsway School. A positive primary science experience is key to encouraging future generations to not only study this at secondary school, but also potentially to follow it as a career. Science has also changed our lives over the years and is vital for the world’s prosperity. (National curriculum)

The content of science teaching and learning is set out in the 2014 National Curriculum for primary schools in England. Within this, certain topics and areas are repeated across year groups, meaning that children may revisit a topic in each year of primary school but with increasing difficulty and with a different focus each time. Children should understand how science can be used. They need to explain what is occurring, make predictions about how things behave and analyse causes. For example, the area of animals, including humans is examined in every single year group, with a very clear progression of knowledge and understanding over the key stage two years.

At Kingsway we currently follow a few recommended programmes (Developing Experts, PLAN and Primary Science Curriculum) that align with the Science national curriculum. These programmes provide knowledge and CPD for our teachers to provide children with a range of Scientific skills and opportunities for enquiry.

Alongside these areas runs the Working Scientifically element. This focuses on the skills the children need to become accurate, careful and confident practical scientists. At Kingsway, children are expected to master certain skills in each year group and there is a very clear progression of these set out for each school to refer to. This also includes, a study of Scientists who are associated with each topic. We aim to have a yearly Science week linked to an area or theme.