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Science Lead: Mrs C. Perrott

It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree – make sure you understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.’

Elon Musk

At Our Lady Immaculate we provide our pupils with a high quality science education which provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics. Pupils are aware that science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity. Thus, all pupils are taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They are encouraged to understand to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Our science curriculum fosters a healthy curiosity in children about our universe and promotes respect for the living and non-living. We believe science encompasses the acquisition of knowledge, concepts, skills and positive attitudes. Throughout the programmes of study, the children will acquire, develop and build upon the key knowledge that has been identified within each unit and across each year group, as well as the application of scientific skills. We ensure that the Working Scientifically skills are built-on and developed throughout children’s time at our school so that they can apply their knowledge of science when using equipment, conducting experiments, building arguments and explaining concepts confidently and continue to ask questions and be curious about their surroundings.

In order to further raise the profile of science at Our Lady Immaculate, we are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Silver Quality Science Mark Award