Science

Science helps us to answer our biggest questions and to meet our most basic needs: from explaining the deepest mysteries of the universe to the structure of elementary particles that form atoms. The findings of science have fundamentally shaped every aspect of our world. Science drives innovation, creating new knowledge to help us solve current and future problems. All young people are entitled to a high-quality Science education, to the curiosity it engenders and the understanding and opportunity it brings.

Our science curriculum explores the wonders of nature and the mysteries of the universe. It aspires to provide our children with a love and enthusiasm for the world around us whilst empowering them to develop the skills necessary to answer big questions and draw logical conclusions.

We have sequenced our curriculum so that our pupils are able to learn and revisit essential knowledge as well as to explore bigger ideas which will take their learning beyond the national curriculum and provide them with a wider knowledge base upon which to build their future studies, rich with opportunity.

Year 7

Focus

Autumn	Spring	Summer
‘Mission to Mars’ (lab safety, skills)	Particles (state of matter) & Forces	Interdependence
Cells	Reproduction & Elements and the periodic table	Separating mixtures
Particles (state of matter)	Space & astronomy	Energy & Circuits

Year 8

Focus

Autumn	Spring	Summer
Skeletal & muscle systems, respiratory system and drugs	Chemical changes & Magnetism	Solar system
Neutralisation & Speed	Variation & inheritance	Electricity
Lifestyle, respiration and photosynthesis	Rocks and formation	Light

Year 9

Focus

Autumn	Spring	Summer
Atoms, elements & compounds	Animal and plant systems (the heart, xylem etc.)	Astronomy
Cells, microscopy & energy transfer	Chemical bonding & electric circuits	Astronomy project