At Aldwickbury, our science curriculum encourages curiosity and builds a strong understanding of the world around us. Through hands-on experiments, pupils learn to observe carefully, think critically and communicate their findings with confidence.
Our science curriculum is delivered by specialist teachers supported by a dedicated technician. With state-of-the-art laboratories, pupils benefit from a dynamic learning environment both in and beyond the classroom. Weekly science clubs, engaging trips, guest speakers and an annual STEAM Week all provide additional opportunities to deepen interest and understanding.
We aim to ignite a lifelong passion for science in our pupils. Through regular assessment and supportive teaching, they develop a strong scientific foundation that fuels curiosity, builds a love of learning and prepares them for GCSE and beyond.
“Leaders place high emphasis on developing pupils’ skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Effective use is made of a purpose-built facility which helps create an engaging learning environment where pupils can develop their understanding, having all main resources close to hand.”
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Science Curriculum Overview
The overview below provides a glimpse into our science curriculum at Aldwickbury, showing part of the rich and varied curriculum that pupils enjoy.
- Weather
- Human body and senses
- Seasons and seasonal changes
- Healthy teeth
- Animals, plants and habitats
- Materials and textures
- Space and planets
- Life processes
- Rock and soils
- Plants: growing and planting
- Forces and magnets
- Electricity
- States of matter
- Teeth and digestion
- Living things in their environment
- Baseline
- Bunsen burner licences
- Properties and materials
- Earth and space
- Life cycles
- Forces
- Electricity
- Science investigative skills
- Cells and organisms
- Gas exchange systems
- Forces
- Photosynthesis and respiration
- Energy
- Particle theory
- Atoms, elements and compounds
- Pure and impure substances
- Space
- Chemical reactions
- Acids and bases
Annual STEAM Week
STEAM Week at Aldwickbury is a highlight of the school year, bringing science, technology, engineering, art and maths together in a week of hands-on discovery and creativity. The theme changes each year, providing fresh opportunities for pupils to take part in collaborative projects, exciting experiments and engaging assemblies. Recent highlights have included building solar-powered bugs, creating a working hovercraft and designing solutions that encourage adaptability and resilience. STEAM Week helps foster curiosity, teamwork and a passion for innovation, skills that support pupils across all areas of learning.
Building Core Scientific Skills
At Aldwickbury, pupils are encouraged to think like scientists: asking questions, forming hypotheses
and using evidence to draw conclusions. From their earliest years, they learn to handle scientific equipment confidently and work collaboratively on investigations. As they progress, they gain experience across the core disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics, developing a secure understanding of key concepts and how they apply to the world around them. This strong foundation helps pupils approach science with enthusiasm, independence and a growing sense of intellectual curiosity.
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