Science

Vision

Our aim is to make Science accessible and relevant to all of our students via a curriculum designed to  introduce them to the key ideas in Biology, Chemistry and Physics and then develop their appreciation of how these shape our understanding of the world around us. 

Our intent is for all students:

• To enjoy their science lessons through being challenged and developing a sense of excitement, curiosity and an ambition to succeed. To open up routes into the diverse and valuable future careers that science facilitates. 

• To learn and understand the key knowledge and scientific vocabulary that empowers them to explain their observations and experiences of the world around them and to make informed choices in the future. 
• To appreciate how scientists think and accumulate scientific knowledge via scientific enquiry.  To appreciate how our scientific understanding is modified in light of new evidence. To understand how to work safely, systematically and accurately in a scientific context. 
• To understand the relevance and importance of science both in their own lives, historically, and its importance in overcoming global challenges in the future.

Curriculum Map

Each KS3 unit of work is linked to the Unit Overview which specifies core knowledge, vocabulary and forms of assessment. 

GCSE and A level courses are linked to the relevant exam board specification.

Head of Department

Dr W Fosdike