How Do We Teach Science at East Coker School?

At East Coker School we follow the National Curriculum for Science. To support with delivering the knowledge the children are expected to learn, we use Grammarsarus as a guiding framework for our curriculum. 

Science is led by all class teachers supported by teaching assistants wherever possible. Science is taught in separate year groups in order to accommodate the requirements of the National Curriculum. There is a strong focus on scientific knowledge with clear expectations for teachers about what the children should know by the end of the topic.

We follow a one-year rolling programme that ensures coverage of the three main areas of science: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This programme is carefully structured to provide clear progression in both knowledge and skills, allowing pupils to build on prior learning and deepen their understanding over time. Repetition and revisiting key concepts are integral, helping to secure knowledge in long-term memory.

A key focus of our science teaching is the development of scientific enquiry skills. Pupils are given regular opportunities to work practically, ask questions, carry out investigations, and interpret their findings. We also place strong emphasis on the explicit teaching of scientific vocabulary to support pupils in articulating their understanding with confidence and accuracy.

Wider Opportunities:

We provide opportunities to experience science in the 'real world, through STEM learning, visits and visitors and use our local environment, to initiate and consolidate our learning.  We take our learning outside frequently, where appropriate, as well as make cross curricular links with other areas of our learning in the classroom as much as possible.