Science
The Principles of our Curriculum:
- Knowledge is valued and specified - Knowledge is well sequenced
- Knowledge is taught to be remembered
Angel Road understands science as the study to describe and explain the natural world. Our Science Curriculum aims to ignite children’s love for science, and it is shaped and considered so all students can access the foundational basics before being introduced to more complex concepts. Our curriculum exceeds national curriculum to ensure secure understanding and the essential knowledge needed for future learning at key stage 3 and beyond.
Ours is a progressive curriculum which has been carefully planned so children are continuously building on their knowledge. Children are introduced to the inner workings of the human body, animals and the environments they live in, plants and their features, forces of nature and what lies beyond the visible world. Children are taught to apply their knowledge and conduct their own scientific enquiries to answer questions, working scientifically to develop essential skills in science.
Rosenshine’s Principles dictate our consistent lesson design to ensure that the knowledge is taught to be remembered. With each learning sequence we teach key concepts and vocabulary that are built upon and continuously revisited to secure understanding and encourage change in long term memory. Pupils also study the lives and achievements of a diverse range of scientists including Lewis Howard Latimer, Thomas Edison, Jabir ibn Hayyan.