We use White Rose as the basis for our science curriculum alongside weekly forest school and outdoor learning for each year group.
We place a great emphasis on encouraging our children to work scientifically by ensuring that the 5 enquiry types feature throughout our teaching:
-Observations over time
-Pattern seeking
-Identifying, classifying and grouping
-Comparative and fair testing
-Research using secondary resources
Our learning is captured through hands on experiences, trips and exploring our woodland areas. Outdoor learning is important to our children and school ensuring everyone has the opportunity to explore nature, ask questions and continue their learning at home.
Sustainability is of great importance in our world and we explore this through two topics per year group focusing on areas such as plastic, biodiversity and food waste. We want to grow scientists of the future and the children at St Michael’s are key drivers of our future world.