Our aim is to deliver a Science mastery curriculum in which key scientific knowledge and skills are built in a sequential and connected manner. There are four key elements which underpin our curriculum:

1. Factual and conceptual understanding So that students acquire accurate factual knowledge, can make links between topics, represent concepts using objects, pictures, models and analogies and recognise how scientific understanding evolves over time.

2. Maths, practical and enquiry skills So that students can investigate scientific questions using a range of practical skills, develop their procedural knowledge, think numerically and can evaluate experimental design.

3. Scientific language, literacy, and communication So that students can present scientific information accurately, use scientific language and discuss scientific ideas

4. Application of learning to new scenarios and to solve problems So that students can use their knowledge and skills in new concepts to answer questions, solve problems and explain observations.

Science is everywhere and we are surrounded by the products of Science everyday. Whenever we use a mobile phone or get on a bus, we are using Science! Studying this subject helps us to understand the world around us, so that we can thrive in the increasingly scientific world of today. Science helps us to understand our origins and gain a better knowledge of how and why things function, from the complex workings of the human body to the techniques of transportation.  

Studying Science also develops problem solving and critical thinking skills and provides the ability to learn complex ideas. These skills are vital in allowing us to make informed decisions about aspects of our everyday lives, understand new concepts and pursue new interests.  

Science is practical in nature and so provides the opportunity to test out theories and put ideas into practice so that you can make observations, analyse data and draw valid conclusions, all of which are transferable skills that will benefit you in all aspects of your life.

COMBINED AND TRIPLE SCIENCE

All Year 10 and 11 students will either study GCSE Combined Science (worth two GCSEs) or Triple Science (worth three GCSEs). Both pathways involve studying a range of scientific concepts across the three disciplines, Biology, Chemistry and Physics however Triple Science involves studying Biology, Chemistry and Physics in greater depth.