Science teaching at Cravenwood Primary Academy aims to provide opportunities for all our children to be naturally curious about the world around them whilst acquiring specific skills and a secure, deep understanding of science and its implications for today and the future. In conjunction with the aims of the National Curriculum, our science teaching offers opportunities for children to: 

• Build on pre-existing knowledge and skills developed during the Early Years Foundation Stage allowing those transferable skills to progress through Key Stage 1 & 2 to Key Stage 3.  
• Work as scientists do, by working scientifically developing their ability to ask and answer questions.  
• Use and implement various types of enquiry across the three main disciplines of Biology, Physics and Chemistry.  
• Make connections between the disciplines in the wider world.  
• Develop an enthusiasm and enjoyment of scientific learning and discovery. 
• Use a range of methods to communicate their scientific information and present it in a systematic, scientific manner, including technology, diagrams, graphs, and charts. 

• All topics carried out over six lessons follow a sequential order and are adapted to meet the individual needs of all pupils.   
• ​Each topic provides the children with an opportunity for hands-on, practical learning.   
• We use formative assessment to monitor the pupil's progress and attainment and adapt our lessons accordingly.   
• Each topic includes a focus on working scientifically skills and data handling skills.   
• Each year, our school takes part in British Science Week, where we use our school's outdoor learning environment and locality to explore the world around us and promote the children's love of learning in Science.   

Assessing the impact of our science curriculum enables all pupils to learn more, remember more, and do more. They will achieve this through the three science disciplines taught..   

• Our well-planned sequential curriculum enables all pupils to progress and review prior learning underpinning the Rosenshine Principles of Instruction.  
• ​During lessons, pupils will demonstrate a love of science work and an interest in further study and work in this field. 
• Developed enthusiasm for Science and appreciate its value and purpose in the world.  
• Pre and post-learning quizzes aim to assess prior and core knowledge taught in a fun way.  
• Be able to question ideas and reflect on knowledge. 
• Talking to pupils about their books enables us to assess how secure the curriculum content is. These conversations effectively determine whether pupils understand the vertical concepts and link recently taught content to learn from previous units. 
• Be able to articulate their understanding of scientific concepts and reason scientifically using rich language linked to Science. 
• Demonstrate a high love of mathematical skills through their work, organising, recording and interpreting results. 
• Work collaboratively and practically to investigate and experiment. 
• Achieve age-related expectations in Science at the end of their cohort year.