Mary Exton Primary School

Science 

The teaching of Science at Mary Exton Primary School provides children with the foundations for understanding the world around them, supporting curiosity, inquiry, and a love of learning. Science lessons encourage children to question, explore and reflect on ideas, developing both knowledge and practical skills. Using the White Rose Science scheme, our curriculum ensures that learning is sequenced, progressive, and linked year-on-year, enabling children to make connections between prior learning and new concepts. Children are taught to apply scientific thinking to real-world contexts, developing the skills, knowledge, and vocabulary to investigate, observe, record and analyse, while fostering excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

Below are key documents that provide a clear overview of our Science curriculum and demonstrate how it is delivered across the school. They outline the progression of knowledge, skills, and scientific enquiry from Early Years to Year 6, showing how pupils build on prior learning and develop a deep understanding of scientific concepts over time. These resources also highlight how working scientifically is embedded across topics and illustrate the progression of technical vocabulary and investigative skills, providing a comprehensive view of how Science is taught and assessed at Mary Exton Primary School.