Science

To be light (living in our community and reaching out beyond it) bringing out the God-colours in the world.’

Jesus said, ‘You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world.’ Matthew 5:16

Our curriculum is ambitious for our children and is based on the National Curriculum. Nevertheless, we recognise that this is the minimum entitlement for our children. Each subject is taught as a discrete discipline. Whilst developing our curriculum, links were considered very carefully to build on knowledge and skills within each subject, across the school and across subjects. We also carefully considered our local context, diversity, environmental awareness and health education when designing our curriculum.

Science

The overarching aim of Science at The Nethersole CofE Academy is to ensure that all pupils develop a strong understanding of the three scientific disciplines—biology, chemistry and physics—as they progress through their school journey. Children will be immersed in rich and varied scientific vocabulary and encouraged to use and apply this language both within science lessons and across other subject areas.

Curiosity is at the heart of our approach. Pupils are encouraged to ask thoughtful questions, explore the world around them and share their discoveries with both the local and wider community through collaborative scientific investigations. They will be supported to have the courage to test their own ideas and theories within each unit of study.

Throughout their learning, children will grow confident in using key scientific skills such as researching, questioning, predicting, observing, recording data and evaluating results. They will draw on their knowledge and creativity to decide how best to present their findings and consider how their data might shape future investigations.

As pupils progress, they will develop increasing independence in both their scientific understanding and their ability to carry out investigations. They will make meaningful links between current and previous learning within science, as well as across other areas of the curriculum.