Intent

Characteristics of a Scientist

• The ability to think independently and raise questions about working scientifically and the knowledge and skills that it brings. 
• Confidence and competence in the full range of practical skills, taking the initiative in, for example, planning and carrying out scientific investigations. 
• Excellent scientific knowledge and understanding which is demonstrated in written and verbal explanations, solving challenging problems and reporting scientific findings.
• High levels of originality, imagination or innovation in the application of skills.
• The ability to undertake practical work in a variety of contexts, including fieldwork.
• A passion for science and its application in past, present and future technologies.

Aspirations for the future!

Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.

Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Scientist:

Aquatic vet

Astronaut

Animal researcher

Marine biologist

Helicopter mission control

Weather presenter

For more careers, please visit First Careers and Career Stem.

Implementation

Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding around the following learning areas:

Work scientifically

Biology:

• Understand plants
• Understand animals and humans
• Investigate living things
• Understand evolution and inheritance

Chemistry:

• Investigate materials

Physics:

• Understand movement, forces and magnets
• Understand the Earth’s movement in space
• Investigate light and seeing
• Investigate sound and hearing
• Understand electrical circuits

These key concepts underpin learning in each milestone. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.

The vertical accumulation of knowledge and skills from Years 1 to 6 is mapped as follows in the booklet below:

Impact

The impact of our curriculum is measured in terms of the extent to which pupils have developed new knowledge, understanding and skills and that they can use and recall this with fluency.  

This will be measured by:

• Lesson observations and work scrutiny
• Termly testing and teacher assessments, pupil progress meetings, reporting to governors etc.
• Internal and external moderation
• Subject review, feedback and action plans
• Reporting to parents
• Pupil voice – questionnaires, pupil book reviews
• Subject Leader monitoring – Lesson visits, scrutiny of books, assessment, pupil interviews and questionnaires 
• Outcomes at the end of EYFS, KS1 and KS2 
• ASPIRE Awards
• Governor monitoring