SCIENCE
Our science is taught through a curiosity-driven curriculum that encourages pupils to explore and understand the world around them. Lessons are rooted in the “working scientifically” skills outlined in the National Curriculum, ensuring children actively engage in questioning, observing, investigating, and drawing conclusions.
The curriculum is carefully designed to develop both substantive knowledge (understanding key scientific concepts) and disciplinary knowledge (knowing how science works in practice). Through hands-on investigations and opportunities to think critically, pupils are supported to build confidence as young scientists. This approach empowers children to make their own discoveries, fostering a lifelong interest in science and a deeper understanding of the natural world that they can take with them into the next phase of their education and beyond.
The curriculum champion for Science is Mr Steve James. To find out more about how Rowledge delivers this subject please contact himusing the following email address:
s.james@rowledge.hants.sch.uk
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
Our overview for the planning and delivery of Science at Rowledge is led by the statutory, National Curriculum guidance and the relevant programmes of study for each yeargroup.
These can be accessed below:
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
PROGRESSION & ASSESSMENT
We have aligned a progression of skills and knowledge with the programmes of study for each year group.
The documents below outline this progression and is used when assessing the ongoing progress of pupils.
PUPIL VOICE
We regularly conference pupils to gain an awareness of their attitudes to a range of curriculum subjects. Below is a sample of thoughts from a range of pupils about how they feel about the Science curriculum at Rowledge.
KS1 PUPIL
"Science is fun because you get to use different equipment which I really like.
Recently, we tested the absorbancy of different materials to find out which would have been best to help clean up after the Great Fire of London."
LOWER KS2 PUPIL
"I am really passionate about Science. I am interested in time and gravitational pulls in black holes!
We recently used ramps to measure the speed of different objects falling and their resistance."
UPPER KS2 PUPIL
"I really like Science, it is interesting! I really like to do experiments. We also use the internet to help us deepen our understanding. I like that there are different ways of recording in Science.
Right now we are doing space. We recently used different fruit to represent the size and distances between the planets. "
YEAR GROUP OVERVIEWS
Below are our Year Group overviews which provide a sense of the curriculum experience children will recieve in each year group. We recognise that each cohort are individuals and promote flexibility in themes to meet the required subject objectives. You can see the range of Scientific concepts taught across the school by reviewing these documents.