We understand that it is important for lessons to have a skills-based focus, and that the knowledge can be taught through this. The National Curriculum provides a structure and skill development for the science curriculum being taught throughout the school.

At Whiteheath Junior School, we recognise the importance of Science in every aspect of daily life. As a result, Science is a vibrant subject and is taught in such a way that our children are encouraged to be interested in the world around them, to enjoy exploring and observing science in everyday life. We aim to provide them with the necessary core scientific knowledge and investigative skills to answer questions about scientific processes. Science compels our children to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. By deeply appreciating the nature of our existence, we can look to surpass what once seemed to be boundaries.

At Whiteheath Junior School, we endeavour to ensure that the Science curriculum we provide gives our children the confidence and motivation to continue to further develop their skills into the next stage of their education and life experiences. Our curriculum is made up of a rich variety of topics that cover all the core scientific disciplines and contexts that our children can relate to their everyday lives. They are taught to use science to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave and analyse causes - essential skills they need in a within an age of information. Science at Whiteheath Junior allows children simultaneously to interpret the present while crafting the future. Every enquiry, investigation, experiment and ‘WOW moment’ sows the seeds for ambition in the next generation.