Why do we learn science?
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Scientists explore our world from the insides of atoms to the vast expanse of our universe.
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Science educates students to treat their bodies and our environment with respect, understanding and awe.
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Science enables students to learn how to interact with their surroundings and learn life long investigation skills.
We will teach our students to become scientists for life and enable them to gain the confidence to become critically informed citizens.
We help students to nurture a curiosity of how and why things work, building upon existing knowledge, through problem solving in engaging, inspiring lessons.
We will connect their lessons to real life context, highlighting science in everyday situations through concrete examples and practical applications.
Head of Department
Philippa Elford
Our approach
Students study Science to gain the knowledge and skills to prepare for the future to make the right choices about health, the environment and play a vital role in their community. Students will learn to have faith in themselves and through practical skills, develop their creativity, determination and resilience; skills vital for future technological and scientific advances.
Science is a subject encompassing three separate disciplines, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. While they are treated as three separate subjects, the links between them are made explicit both within Science and across the whole school curriculum. Our science programme follows the ARK Network Mastery curriculum. Science is taught from year 7, through to GCSE where the Combined Science and Separate Triple Science pathway is taken and then the three Sciences continue into A Level. Psychology A Level is also available at our sixth form.
Skills learnt within Science are also made transferrable across the curriculum: numeracy and graph skills are taught in line with Maths while we use every opportunity to broaden student vocabulary, literacy and extended writing.
Year 7
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
Year 8
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
Year 9
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
Studying science at GCSE
Year 10
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
Year 11
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Biology Chemistry Physics |
Year 12
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics |
Year 13
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics |