Scientific enquiry is at the heart of our engaging and enriching Science lessons in biology, chemistry, and physics. At Priory Witham Academy, we provide children with high-quality, hands-on experiences that nurture our pupils’ natural curiosity. It is through these lessons, that our children develop both investigative and practical skills that are essential to underpin strong scientific understanding.

We encourage children to ask their own questions about the world around them and explore answers through investigation. By using a carefully planned cross-curricular approach, we support our pupils individual interests, fostering a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

We take full advantage of the excellent facilities available at Witham, ensuring enriching learning experiences both indoors and outdoors.

The Science curriculum intends to:

• Provide pupils' with the greatest tool that pupils have to understand the world around them.
• Expand our pupils’ understanding of how the universe works.
• Develop understanding through the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills by working scientifically.
• Create a stimulating, engaging and intellectually challenging learning environment for all of our pupils.
• Provide the opportunity to learn about science beyond the classroom, through ‘real life application’.

Spark curiosity of how science has contributed to society and shaped the world

The Essential Characteristics of a Witham Scientist

At The Priory Witham Academy, our ambition for all pupils is for them to master the following characteristics:

• To be curious and investigate scientific phenomena so that they can use and apply a broad range of procedures and techniques to work scientifically.
• The ability to interpret, generalise and make sense of scientific findings.
• The ability to think independently and raise questions about working scientifically and understand the knowledge and skills that questioning brings.
• Fluent knowledge and recall of key scientific facts and vocabulary.
• To use and apply mathematical knowledge and skills.
• To understand how to use and apply skills learnt from across the curriculum and to be able to communicate and present their findings.
• Understanding of the key concepts and an ability to make connections within Science and beyond their world.