Science

At Bordesley Village Primary School we have strived to maintain excellent standards in the teaching and learning of science. In order to meet national expectations for our children we have invested in the Collin’s Snap Science scheme. This scheme is one which evolves to ensure teachers are always up-to-date with any changes to the new curriculum.

As part of our assessment routine we have recently introduced the Rising Stars material which helps teachers to track pupil progress throughout each topic.

In addition to meeting the statutory requirements we aim to reinforce our children’s learning through the use of Enrichment Lessons. These lessons aim to give the children the investigative opportunities to plug any gaps in learning, too.

Our long term overview for Science across the school is as follows:

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
Autumn 1	Humans	Humans	All About the body	Humans	Humans and Animals	Humans and Animals
Autumn 2	Seasonal changes	Everyday materials	Forces and Magnets	Electricity	Forces	Electricity
Spring 1	Everyday materials	Animals	Rocks	State of matter	Properties and changes of materials	Light
Spring 2	Plants	Plants	Plants	Sound	Properties and changes of materials	Evolution and Inheritance
Summer 1	Animals	Living Things and Habitats	Animals	Animals	Earth and Space	Living Things and Habitats
Summer 2	Seasonal Changes	Living Things and Habitats	Light and Shadow	Living Things and Habitats	Living Things and Habitats	Living Things and Habitats

To foster collaborative thinking and higher order skills, we have put a significant focus on language development in science. To support children with this and towards the improvement of conceptual understanding, we encourage children to complete the science holiday homework tasks before a new unit of study has begun. Your support in enabling the children to achieve this is greatly appreciated.