At Lyppard Grange Primary School, we are proud to deliver an ambitious science curriculum built upon the framework of the National Curriculum. Thoughtfully designed it aims to empower children and prepare them for an ever-evolving world.
Our primary aim is to equip children with the core knowledge and essential skills they need to be Secure, Engaged, and Equipped for life (SEE). By fostering these foundations, we ensure every child has the confidence and capability to thrive in a rapidly changing future.
We take a thematic approach to learning, weaving scientific lessons expertly into engaging themes. This enables children to see connections across disciplines, enriching their understanding and mastery of key concepts. We carefully plan lessons to engage children and encourage curiosity, ‘Kapow’ is also used to support the planning process and enhance children’s scientific learning. We ensure lessons incorporate both the knowledge and skills needed to make children competent scientists, who ask questions about the world around them and delve deep to find answers to these questions. Scientific learning begins in the Early Years and is built upon in each year group. Children in EYFS begin the foundations of science through their work on understanding of the world. Understanding of the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community. Children in EYFS will be exploring the natural world around them, caring for it, drawing pictures of the natural world and observing and interacting with natural processes, such as ice melting, a sound causing a vibration, light travelling through transparent material, an object casting a shadow, a magnet attracting an object and a boat floating on water. These fundamental skills are then built upon in KS1 and KS2, giving children the opportunity to question, observe, plan and carry out experiments to develop their understanding of scientific concepts and the world around them. Each lesson is carefully crafted to nurture our school’s core learning values: curiosity, adaptability, perseverance, courage, teamwork, communication, and independence.
Our science curriculum not only builds academic excellence but also promotes the development of well-rounded individuals who are prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead. To explore the breadth of opportunities science provides, we invite you to delve deeper into our science subject pages for more detail.
VISION- Being a Scientist at Lyppard Grange Primary School
At Lyppard Grange Primary School we believe that children are born natural scientists, they have a curiosity about the world around them and a passion for exploration and discovery. We develop this curiosity through our use of high-quality science resources that enable children to investigate, explore, discover, question, analyse and draw conclusions. Children participate in hands-on investigative science where they can lead their own learning. Through this approach, children develop a broad knowledge of scientific facts, knowledge, and skills, which help them to understand the world around them. Aspects of our science curriculum are further enhanced by visits, visitors and after school clubs which help to bring the magic of science alive.
INTENT
We live in an increasingly scientific and technological age where children need to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to prepare them for life in the 21st century.
Children are born scientists, having a natural curiosity about the world around them and a passion for exploration and discovery. We at Lyppard Grange Primary School believe that children should be provided with a science education rich in wonder and full of memorable experiences, where they can develop an enthusiasm and enjoyment of scientific learning and discovery and foster in them a respect for the environment.
Science inspires and motivates young minds to question and investigate the world around them, it instils a sense of intrigue and builds on the knowledge they already know and encourages them to question knowledge they will gain in the future.
The skills that are developed through enquiry and curiosity promotes the school vision of empowering children to be secure, engaged and equipped for life. Children will learn that everyone is valued, and opinions are encouraged.
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPACT
As a result of our robust, engaging, and challenging science curriculum, you would expect to see confident, enthusiastic children who talk confidently about their science learning.
children will have the opportunity to work independently, in pairs and in groups, developing their communication skills.
There will be evidence in their theme books of the science work that they have conducted and evidence of children using scientific vocabulary relevant to their year group.
They will be able to talk about the impact of science on the world around them and will demonstrate a passion and thirst for learning.