In the early years, children experience science through exploration in ‘Understanding the World’ during their indoor and outdoor activities. They can discover, observe and ask questions about their natural world and begin to recognise some of the important changes around them.

In KS1 and KS2, we encourage all of our children to be curious about the world around them. Through carefully planned activities, children learn and develop their enquiry skills and acquire knowledge in the three areas of science: biology, chemistry and physics. They are encouraged to understand the scientific world around them and make links between other curriculum subjects.

Welbourne Primary School follows the National Curriculum.  This can be seen by clicking here.

Our science learning is further enhanced with outdoor learning opportunities, such as our Edible Playground (see images above) which allows children to experience real-life examples of the animals and plants that live around us as well as develop lifelong skills.  We enrich their learning of science through trips, workshops, and visitors from people who work in the science industry.   STEM (Science. Technology, Engineering and Maths) is also an important learning tool at Welbourne. In the STEM challenges, children are given practical tasks or problems to solve. These STEM activities allow children to learn to develop a wide range of life-long skills such as: communication, critical thinking, science literacy, teamwork, problem solving and effective leadership; skills that are essential to the success of our next generation.