Science

At Woodchurch C of E we want to nurture our children’s natural curiosity about the world around them. We want to embrace their sense of wonder and harness their ability to question their world and beyond. We aim to develop children’s ideas and ways of working that enable them to make sense of the world in which they live. Investigation work and the ability to work scientifically will develop an understanding of the problem-solving nature of science and how it has changed and shaped our lives. At Woodchurch C of E, we want our children to understand how vital science is to the world’s future. We want the children of our school to recognise the opportunities that science opens for them and encourage them to follow their ambitions to be tomorrow’s microbiologists, doctors, vets, astronauts and science teachers.

At Woodchurch C of E Primary School, we use a purpose-built curriculum created through the use of the ASE (Association for Science Education) PLAN documents. Our curriculum has been built and tailored to be fit for our pupils, while providing them opportunities to explore scientific concepts and topics that are ambitious for all. 

We make heavy use of the scientific enquiry symbols throughout our learning, so that our pupils are aware of what enquiries we are engaging in. The 5 types of Enquiry (Classifying, Pattern Seeking, Observing Changes over Time, Research and Fair Testing) are incorporated throughout our curriculum. We likewise also make use of the working scientifically symbols throughout our sessions to ensure that children are familiar with what working scientifically skills they will be using. 

In addition to the study of science as a subject, we also look at the study of scientists. We at Woodchurch C of E, believe in the study of a diverse group of scientists. We aim to look at a different scientist for each topic we study. We look at their life, their accomplishments, and how they contributed to the study of the topic we are looking at. We aim to ensure that the scientists we study come from either a historical or diverse background, and make a great contribution to the topic we are studying.