We believe our Science curriculum enables children to learn the important knowledge and concepts to describe and question the materiality of the world. They will learn the important role that science plays in the sustainability of life on earth and have knowledge and skills to question, and investigate scientific theories. We aim that children following this curriculum will be equipped to go onto their secondary education with curiosity, passion and a desire for further discovery and study of the subject.
At Atlas, we follow Primary Knowledge Curriculum (PKC) for Science.
The Primary Knowledge Curriculum aims to enable children to understand the world around them through a scientific lens. In doing so, this curriculum seeks to ensure that pupils are well-equipped to go forth into their secondary education and later life with curiosity, passion and a desire for discovery.
Pupils will be taught units of work that cover and go beyond the requirements of the National Curriculum. As a result, pupils gain a deep understanding of science as a unique discipline, constituting of the three strands of biology, chemistry and physics. Alongside this, pupils will also encounter a series of units that develop their understanding of Earth Science, developing their understanding of environment and sustainability. Pupils will build a body of key foundational science knowledge as they work through the curriculum, asking questions and developing a sense of curiosity about the world around us.
The curriculum will build disciplinary literacy for pupils, enabling them to communicate scientific understanding through diagrams and written explanations in increasing depth and
complexity as they progress through the primary phase.