St Malachy's Catholic Primary School

St. Malachy's Science curriculum inspires a curiosity and develops a sense of excitement about the natural world. Children are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes. It gives pupils a rounded understanding to appreciate and enquire about the world around them.

Working scientifically is essential, these skills are embedded throughout each unit so that in addition to the core knowledge and vocabulary, children develop skills of observation, investigation, fair testing, classification and data handling. 

Every Science unit  reflects the structure of the National Curriculum programmes of study for each year group. Our curriculum explicitly sets out progressive substantive and disciplinary knowledge to be taught and learned and key vocabulary. The sequence of lessons helps to embed scientific knowledge and skills, with each lesson building on previous learning. There is also the opportunity to regularly review and evaluate children’s understanding.

Click here to see the overview of the units taught