Science
Our Science Subject Leader is Miss Pickup
Curriculum Statement of Intent for Science
Science at Hendal Primary School provides children with high-quality scientific experiences that builds on children’s prior knowledge and skills, whilst raising aspirations for all.
At Hendal we aim to provide all children with opportunities to develop acquisition of key scientific vocabulary. This is encouraged and supported across all year groups through teaching and through our purposeful and supportive working walls. We aim to develop children’s lively enquiry minds throughout all areas of science. Each week, sequential lessons are taught to enable children to gain the knowledge and work scientifically. We aim to inspire and excite children to spark their natural curiosity, and equip them with a deeper understanding of the world around them.
At Hendal we use the White Rose Hub Science scheme of learning. Teachers use the science ‘Progression Charts’ which clearly shows where the key ideas within Biology, Chemistry and Physics in the National Curriculum are arranged and how they progress across year groups.
The National Curriculum aims for science to ensure that all pupils:
• develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
• develop 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.
We will achieve this by:
• Providing children with purposeful opportunities to learn through experience.
• Teaching a progression of lessons that sully support children in building on prior knowledge and skills from EYFS to Year 6.
• Teaching pupils the foundations for understanding the world.
• Raising aspirations by linking our Science topics to future careers and positive role models linked to science.
• Exposing children to a variety of scientific vocabulary to ensure children can articulate scientific concepts clearly and precisely.
• Encouraging children to pose questions and investigate answers through comparative and fair tests.
• Ensuring children have practical experiences to identify, classify, pattern seek and observe within scientific enquiry.
• Encouraging opportunities for children to apply their mathematical knowledge to their understanding of science, including collecting, presenting and analysing data.
• Encouraging cross-curricular links, to deepen children’s understanding of scientific concepts.
Through this we ensure children gain a sense of belonging in order to support them in becoming confident learners, as well as raising aspirations for all so that children gain the confidence, knowledge and skills to achieve.
2026 Science Week Showcase
At Hendal we use the Working Scientifically symbols to support children in recognising how they are working scientifically each lesson.
Early Years Foundation Stage
Science At Hendal in EYFS, ensures children have hands-on practical activities and experiences. Children are provided with opportunities to explore, observe and ask questions about the world around them. Our EYFS teachers encourage children to explore a chosen scientific area through our continuous provision and role play. These Children in foundation stage are encouraged to use and discover a variety of materials, tools and techniques, whilst making observations and exploring similarities and differences of objects and living things around them. It is important for EYFS pupils to show awareness of their own health and hygiene from a young age, including healthy eating habits and sleeping well.
Links to Curriculum Drivers
Links to explore at home
Useful Science Links to explore at home:
- European Space Agency https://www.esa.int/kids/en/home
- National Geographic https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
- KS1 Science https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82
- KS2 Science https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2pfb9q
- Nasa Kids https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-kids-club/
- CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/science-on-cbbc
- Cbeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/nina-and-the-neurons
- Cbeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/do-you-know
- STEM Home Learning Support https://www.stem.org.uk/secondary/resources/collections/home-learning-support
