Science at SMFR

At SMFR, we encourage children to have faith in their abilities to be inquisitive throughout their time at school and into their future. The Science curriculum fosters a healthy curiosity in children about our universe and promotes respect for the living and non-living. We believe that science encompasses the acquisition of knowledge, concepts, skills and positive attitudes. Throughout the programmes of study, the children will acquire and develop the key knowledge that has been identified within each unit and across each year group.

The curriculum is also designed to ensure that children are able to acquire key scientific knowledge through practical experiences; using equipment, conducting experiments, building arguments and explaining concepts confidently. We offer enrichment opportunities to enhance the learning that takes place and, where possible, science lessons are linked to our existing topics. Children are encouraged to ask questions and be curious about their surroundings and a love of science is nurtured through a whole school ethos and a varied science curriculum, enabling children to flourish.

Subject Aims

The national curriculum for Science aims to ensure that all pupils:

• Develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics;
• Develop an understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them;
• Are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.