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07/02/22

A big shout out to HPACH great video and Happy Chinese New Year.

05/02/22

A big shout out to HPACH great video and Happy Chinese New Year.

02/02/22

Happy Chinese New Year! What a lovely day, wearing bright colours and learning about Chinese new year at HPACH, where we're all about celebrating diversity.Check out the snippet of the video that we watched in the online whole school assembly! pic.twitter.com/6bOovEFndY

01/02/22

Happy Chinese New Year! What a lovely day, wearing bright colours and learning about Chinese new year at HPACH, where we're all about celebrating diversity.Check out the snippet of the video that we watched in the online whole school assembly! pic.twitter.com/6bOovEFndY

14/11/21

We Remember ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2Z4uSuR1uF

12/11/21

We are consulting on our admissions arrangement for 2023-24. Please see our website for more details. pic.twitter.com/3BbxmhFqnu

01/10/21

We are consulting on our admissions arrangement for 2023-24. Please see our website for more details. pic.twitter.com/4wOC05LcTo

27/08/21

What a great end to Summer School! The children have worked so hard and have been fantastic - well done to everyone that attended! The children were also introduced to Countdown and they may have outsmarted the teachers 😬 🕰 pic.twitter.com/zgllXaGGFi

27/08/21

What a great end to Summer School! The children have worked so hard and have been fantastic - well done to everyone that attended! The children were also introduced to Countdown and they may have outsmarted the teachers 😬 🕰 pic.twitter.com/zgllXaGGFi

26/08/21

Welcome back to all our new Year 6 pupils! Well done to all the children joining us in school and online this week pic.twitter.com/MnyAOjSpPh

16/07/20

More great work from our pupils working online at home and in school pic.twitter.com/GwcsobkZHf

16/07/20

Great work from our pupils working online from home...keep up the fantastic work! pic.twitter.com/3SsAwOkuQw

16/07/20

Great to see so many of our Year 6 pupils join our Teams Leavers Assembly yesterday pic.twitter.com/2ZxJyHifSA

03/07/20

Such a great opportunity for our pupils to learn about their Year 7 experience in September and ask questions that they have. Thank you Miss Sivyer pic.twitter.com/usSSyNZUv1

03/07/20

Great to be part of the Year 6 to Year 7 transition meeting for pupils this morning pic.twitter.com/jV9vgzxhYC

03/07/20

Our second Year 6 transition bulletin has been sent out. This week, hear from our Head of Academy; Mr Glees. Also read the top tips from Jack in Year 7. All Y6 Bulletins will also be available on our website. pic.twitter.com/kKdcmhQwJT

03/07/20

Our second Year 6 transition bulletin has been sent out. This week, hear from our Head of Academy; Mr Glees. Also read the top tips from Jack in Year 7. All Y6 Bulletins will also be available on our website. pic.twitter.com/kKdcmhQwJT

02/07/20

Here is a link to our assembly on Effective Communication led by Mr Drakes https://t.co/qTjilGzCvd pic.twitter.com/IYujyM5uI0

02/07/20

Here is a link to our latest assembly ‘People who Inspire us’ led by Mrs Cottis https://t.co/6IPVDVga0l pic.twitter.com/03lehWz57C

28/06/20

It is almost the start of a new week and here is Mr Perry’s Sports Challenge 3 https://t.co/XErCFrXIhw

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Science

Science is the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

 

A scientist needs:

  • Determination.
  • Scientific and numerical skills.
  • Decisiveness.
  • A logical and independent mind.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Excellent analytical skills.

Intent: Introduction, Vision, and Philosophy


The purpose of this document is to clarify the how, why, and what of Science teaching at our Academy. This is to be used by staff to clarify expectations, highlight the resources that we have at our disposal, and to ensure that a high-quality Science curriculum is being taught to all. We want our children to be involved in an engaging curriculum that will build, develop and promote their knowledge. Science is about improving on the investigative and experimenting skills necessary to challenge ideas and theories.

Children need to be armed with the knowledge on which to build; the knowledge is a platform to springboard their own point of inquiry. We want our pupils not merely to be able to repeat facts and memorised knowledge. We want them to be driven on to question, ‘What next..?’ or ‘What if...?’ Science is also a practical way of finding reliable answers to questions we may ask about the world around us through experimental testing of ideas. Science in our school is about developing children’s ideas through their own curiosity and questioning.

Rationale

The order in which we have chosen to teach the units in science has been agreed in conjunction with our science specialists working in the Harris Federation secondary schools. They have used their subject specific expertise to outline a suggested progression of learning. For example, it is important children know the properties of materials before moving on the learn about changes in materials. Likewise, learning about animals and plants before habitats allows children to build on prior knowledge. Some units have been placed in particular half terms due to seasonality, plants for example- learning about plants in the spring and summer terms allows children to grow their own plants. The plants will grow more quickly in the warmer weather, meaning experiments can produce meaningful results.


Implementation: What does Science look like?

Overview:

Science builds on the Early Learning Goals for Understanding the World within the EYFS.

In Key Stage One, pupils receive 1 ½ hours of science each week. Pupils observe, explore and ask questions about living things, materials and the world around them. They begin to work together to collect evidence to help them answer questions, find patterns, classify and group objects, research using a variety of sources and carry out fair testing. Pupils use reference materials to find out more about scientific ideas. They share their ideas and communicate them using scientific language, drawings, charts and tables. Pupils may use the outdoor areas in their science learning especially during Forest School sessions.

In Key Stage Two, pupils receive 2 hours of science each week. Children are encouraged to extend the scientific questions that they ask about the world around them. Pupils carry out a range of scientific enquiries including: observations over time, pattern seeking, classifying, grouping and researching using other sources (including computing resources). Children in Key Stage Two learn to plan science investigations by only changing one variable to make it a fair test.


Unit
Pupils’ books have a unit cover (outlining the science content they will be learning in that unit and in which order) and a knowledge organiser to show the key learning that will take place in the unit. Science will follow a coherent curriculum programme which gives full coverage of the National Curriculum programmes of study for Science 2014 to ensure progression and continuity throughout the school. Lesson planning and resourcing have been produced by the Harris Federation science consultant alongside the curriculum planning.

Typical Lesson

Each lesson will show a double page of work. On the left, pupils will record through diagrams, tables, charts or photos of practical work (evidence of working scientifically), and on the right children will record their knowledge through their written work. At the end of the lesson, pupils are given the opportunity to show their understanding by raising their own questions (recorded in their books alongside a question sticker). Teachers mark within the lesson to inform AfL and to provide immediate feedback for pupils.

Impact: Evidence and Assessment
In KS1 and KS2, the National Curriculum sets out the science content and working scientifically statements that pupils are expected to achieve. Formative assessment is the basis for assessment in Science. Science work, where appropriate, will be recorded in science books; evidence will also be photographic. This information can then be used against the assessment strands, at the back of each pupil’s book, based on observations of activities and work. Topics will often end with a summative assessment to review the learning.

The Science Co-ordinator is responsible for monitoring the standard of the children’s work and the quality of teaching in Science. Monitoring will take place in the form of book looks and learning walks. Feedback will be given to teachers informally (1:1 verbal feedback) or formally (written).  A clear focus will be given on checking that the planning matches the delivery as well as ensuring that there is evidence of progression in both knowledge and skills.  There should also be evidence that knowledge and skills are also being applied within investigative work to show a deeper understanding.

 

Subject Leader - Mrs T Oniyide

Documents

HPACH Science Intent 2023 02nd Feb 2023 Download
Science Year 1 16th May 2023 Download
Science Year 2 16th May 2023 Download
Science Year 3 16th May 2023 Download
Science Year 4 16th May 2023 Download
Science Year 5 16th May 2023 Download
Science Year 6 16th May 2023 Download
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