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If you have any questions regarding our Science and Geography curriculum please speak to our Science Lead Sarah Hearn or our Geography Lead Sarita Pullen on 01296 488331 or email sarah.hearn@bcsglt.co.uk and sarita.pullen@bcsglt.co.uk
Geography Curriculum Mapping
Science Skills Progression Year 1 - Year 6
Curriculum Intent
At Bearbrook, geography is taught in each year group as part of an overarching project which sets out to develop independence, curiosity, understanding and equips children with an appreciation of themselves and others. It gives them the skills to be the best person they can be and an understanding of their significance and impact on the world around them.
Geography should provide pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.
Curriculum Implementation
At Bearbrook we understand the importance of Science and Scientific thinking and we try to weave this in to all that we do.
Our Early Years team deliver an ‘in the moment’, child centred curriculum which is tailored to the children’s specific needs and interests. From Year 1 to Year 6, children are taught weekly science lessons which encompass the individual topic areas and curriculum objectives within each year group, including working scientifically skills. Teachers draw from a range of sources to plan high quality science lessons, including KAPOW. Our lessons focus on hands on, practical science aided by the use of physical equipment, images, videos and EXPOLRIFY activities to help enhance children’s learning experiences. Each lesson includes opportunities to revisit prior learning through flashback style questions and the introduction of new vocabulary and use of science stem sentences. We also aim to challenge our pupils by providing opportunities to develop life skills within science lessons, e.g. resilience, working collaboratively and reflecting critically on their learning. In addition to this, we engage children in science through school trips, themed days and after school clubs.
Our children enjoy science lessons and staff are highly engaged in the subject.
To truly understand the impact of our Science curriculum, you have to come and visit.
To measure the impact, we have clear end points identified using unit assessment statements. Staff are therefore fully aware of the expectations of all children. We use a range of formative assessment in every Science lesson including concept cartoons, EXPLORIFY activities, recap quizzes and flash back questions. This information can then be used to inform our planning and short-term intervention 'Keep up, not catch up.' To measure progress, we use a range of assessment techniques at the end of each unit.
The pupils are Scientists! They enjoy the science experiences that we provide for them, both inside and outside of school. The children at our school recognise that Science is in everything that we do, not just in Science lessons.
Pupil voice July 2025
Y1 - I love lessons. I love it when we do stuff and make stuff and see what happens in experiments.
Y2 - Our teachers are so fun. They let us do lots of experiments and try things to see what happens.
Y3- Science is exciting. Seeing what happens and seeing how things work. We love the lessons when we investigate different theories and sees what happens. Each lesson is different and new.
Y4 - We never stop learning. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Science questions everything.
Y5 - Science at Bearbrook is interesting and fascinating. Each lesson is different and lets us learn in a different way to other lessons.
Y6 - Science is about learning through investigating, answering questions and using scicne to prove theories. If you make a mistake, it's not a mistake it's learning.