“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.”
Edwin Hubble
| Our Curriculum Intent |
At Lingfield Primary School, we aim to inspire children to explore, question and discover the world around them, developing a rich understanding of the scientific principles that shape their everyday lives. Our science curriculum is carefully designed to build knowledge and skills progressively from the very start of a child’s learning journey. In the Early Years Foundation Stage, children begin to develop key scientific knowledge, enquiry skills and subject-specific vocabulary through purposeful, hands-on experiences. As they move through the school, pupils are taught to use a range of scientific equipment accurately and safely while carrying out investigations, enabling them to think and work like young scientists. This strong foundation fosters curiosity, confidence and a lifelong enthusiasm for learning about the world around them.
At Lingfield Primary School, we want every child to develop a love of science and a fascination with the world around them. We inspire children to ask questions, think critically and explore how and why things happen.
Our curriculum is carefully designed to help pupils build and connect their scientific knowledge over time. As children progress through school, they revisit important scientific concepts, deepen their understanding and develop a rich scientific vocabulary that enables them to explain their thinking with confidence. Learning is ambitious, progressive and designed to challenge all pupils to achieve their very best.
Alongside developing scientific knowledge, children learn how scientists work. Through a range of practical investigations and enquiries, pupils are taught to observe, question, predict, test, record and evaluate. These enquiry skills are carefully sequenced throughout the curriculum so that children become increasingly independent and confident in their ability to investigate and solve problems.
We believe that science should help children make sense of the world they live in. Pupils learn about significant scientific discoveries, influential scientists and how scientific understanding has changed and developed over time. This helps them appreciate the impact science has on society and prepares them to engage thoughtfully with the scientific issues and innovations of the future.
The foundations for scientific learning begin in the Early Years, where children develop curiosity, explore their environment and begin to use key scientific vocabulary through hands-on experiences. As they move through the school, pupils learn to use a range of scientific equipment safely and effectively, building the practical skills needed to work as young scientists.
By the time children leave Lingfield, they will have developed the knowledge, skills and confidence to explore the world around them, think scientifically and continue their journey as lifelong learners.
Through our science curriculum, pupils will:
- Develop a secure and connected understanding of key scientific concepts and vocabulary.
- Build their scientific enquiry skills through practical, hands-on investigations.
- Become confident and independent thinkers who can ask questions and solve problems.
- Learn about important scientists and scientific discoveries that have shaped our world.
- Understand how science influences everyday life and future developments.
- Develop curiosity, resilience and a lifelong enthusiasm for learning about science.
| Our Curriculum |
Subject Leader – Miss Hoskins
