Science

At St James Church School, we have a science curriculum which aims to achieve the following things:

Recognise the importance of science in every aspects of daily life and support children to see the patterns and links of life around them.
Recognise the impact of significant scientific discoveries and scientists who have changed the world.
Increase children’s knowledge and skills and understanding of the world around them through a process of scientific enquiry and discussion.
Capture children’s curiosity and encourage respect for all living organisms and the physical environment around them.
Ensure that children have access to a high-quality, fun, engaging and progressive science curriculum that supports children to know more, remember more and understand more.
Children are supported to explicitly make connections between what they have previously learned and what they are currently learning.

We use the Plymouth Science scheme which embraces a practical approach to develop scientific skills as well as scientific capital.

Progression documents for Science from Plymouth Science:

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