At Kennet Valley School, we deliver an ambitious, knowledge-based Science curriculum that aims to inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the world around them.

Our Science curriculum helps pupils to develop independence and teamwork. It provides them with opportunities to revisit and refine key skills; to deepen their knowledge through links to prior learning; to learn outside the classroom when appropriate and to devise their own scientific enquiries.

By learning about Key Scientists from around the world, the children learn how attitudes can influence scientists. The children learn that many scientists have been challenged when first sharing their ideas and this is why evidence is so crucial.

By learning Key Scientific Vocabulary,  the children will be able to express their ideas clearly and accurately. They will be able to engage in debate and discussion, communicating clearly and confidently with others.

By learning Key Scientific Facts, the children will be able to see connections between different aspects of the science curriculum, including between the three science disciplines. They will be able to support their reasoning with evidence and develop their own lines of enquiry.

By learning the Key Enquiry Skills of: asking questions; making predictions; setting up tests; observing and measuring; recording data; interpreting and communicating results and evaluating, the children will be able to conduct a variety of enquiry types accurately.  

Through the Key Enquiry Types of: comparative fair testing; making observations over time; identifying, grouping and classifying;  pattern-seeking; problem-solving; research and evaluating, the children will learn that different enquiries call for different methods and will learn to choose appropriately for themselves.

Finally, as a result of their learning in Science, children at Kennet Valley School will have a greater understanding of how our scientific knowledge has developed over time, the process of scientific