{"id":2600,"date":"2026-01-20T10:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cc60bed6d139d48b6a5161293cff1291-16758.sites.k-hosting.co.uk\/?page_id=2600"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:14:24","slug":"subject-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amberleyprimary.co.uk\/site\/curriculum\/curriculum-subject-pages\/subject-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject – Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Science at Amberley<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

We love science at Amberley and embrace it as an opportunity to engage pupils in practical, experiential learning. Science is used to enhance creativity in our pupils and to help develop team and leadership skills. It provides opportunities to link with our eco-schools work on sustainability: we are proud owners of our own Wind Turbine and holders of three Green Flag Eco-School Awards.<\/p>

At Amberley, we understand that improving and enhancing STEM education is a national priority for our young, aspiring pupils. We aim to promote high achievement in the STEM subjects by providing pupils with engaging tasks that challenge, stimulate and promote curiosity in the subjects.\u00a0<\/p>

We promote science fully within our STEM week and we are lucky to have made excellent\u00a0 links with parents, local businesses and local universities who help us make STEM week a successful and memorable part of the school year. By promoting STEM week, both to pupils, parents and in the community, we hope to ignite sparks of interest in science\/STEM careers in our pupils and help them see the road ahead into the ‘world of work.’<\/p>

Finally, we are proud to share that we were awarded our ‘Primary Science Quality Mark’\u00a0Award in the Summer of 2019. Please look at the portfolio of photographs below to get an idea of what science looks like in our school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Rationale<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

At Amberley Primary School, the intent of our science curriculum is to ensure all children leave the school with a secure foundation of scientific knowledge and practical skills. This understanding will help to ensure all children have the ability to be successful in any potential future learning and enjoyment in the scientific field.\u00a0<\/p>

We want our children to be determined, enthusiastic and\u00a0motivated about science learning.\u00a0 We nurture the natural curiosity of our children during science lessons, enabling them to become independent in thought and actions and encouraging them to develop self-motivation and a life-long love of science learning.\u00a0<\/p>

At Amberley Primary School, we believe that science stimulates and excites children’s curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them. It also satisfies their curiosity with knowledge. This is because science links direct practical experience with ideas and it can engage learners at many levels. We believe that science will lead to a better understanding of ourselves and the world. It provides opportunities to appreciate\u00a0scientific facts and concepts and to experience scientific discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Amberley's School Values in Science <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Curriculum Intent<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The 2014 National Curriculum for Science aims to ensure that all children:<\/p>