Combined Science
Curriculum Overview
Intent: why do we teach what we teach?
We teach combined science because we have a passion for the things that make the world work. We believe that with a grasp of the knowledge and skills that science brings to our students they will be equipped to understand the world around them and engage with society and with real world issues as informed and people who are able to relate and assimilate information that is novel to them.
Implementation: how do we teach what we teach?
In science we use a blended approach of traditional classroom teaching/diagnosis/response along with practical activities designed to form a core part of the science curriculum. Lessons are matched to the Edexcel GCSE specification and we have taken account of the periods during which lessons were taught virtually and planned for effective review through formative assessment, in-class review and effective use of electronic resources for home learning.
Impact: how do we know what pupils have learnt and how well they have learnt it?
There are mastery assessments embedded at the half way point of each unit and at the end to allow us to formatively assess learning of students and plug any gaps in knowledge and understanding using growth tasks.
We use regular and standardised summative assessment, generated using exampro and exam wizard to provide a consistent assessment experience across classes and year groups, this data is then centralised to allow analysis of progress over time and for teachers to inform their practice going forward through the spec.
