Departmental Intent
The national and school curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils:
- develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
- develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
- are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future
The Science curriculum overview can be found here:
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The KS4 course specification for Y11 and Y10 Combined Science can be found here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/sciences-2016.html
For Y10 students on single sciences, the Biology specification is here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/sciences-
For Y10 students on single sciences, the Chemistry specification is here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/sciences-2016.html#%2Ftab-Chemistry
For Y10 students on single sciences, the Physics specification is here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/sciences-2016.html#%2Ftab-Physics
Bookflix is our reading incentive and is linked to rewards through achievement points and other prizes when children read specific numbers of books.
Bookflix displays are in every classroom, which gives teachers the opportunity to recommend books to read around each subject. Children should see which books are trending and newly added, just like the home screen on Netflix!
Here is the list of the current Bookflix books for the department:
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Rachel Ignotofsky
The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
The Greatest Show on Earth Mini Grey
Your Inner Fish Neil Shubin
The Fabric of The Cosmos Brian Greene
Bad Science Ben Goldacre
Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone era Rory Cellan-Jones