Science Subject Leader Planning Statement

At Rickmansworth Park School, we recognise the importance of Articles 28 and 29 and their relevance to the Science Curriculum we provide.

Article 28 states:

Every child has the right to an education.

Article 29 states:

Education must develop very child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full.

At Rickmansworth Park School, teachers strive to provide an individualised Science curriculum for their classes by drawing from a range of sources. All planning is informed by the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum. The planning itself takes a variety of formats and draws on the teachers’ own plans, published plans from the internet and Twinkl. We have a wide range of resources in school and encourage parents and other parties with relevant STEM knowledge to come into school to present their area of expertise to the children.

Rickmansworth Park JMI School work in close collaboration with 7 other local Primary schools in Science in the Enthuse Partnership. As a cluster, the Science Leads pool resources and specialisms, resources and CPD. Objectives of the ENTHUSE Partnership includes:

• increasing the percentage of pupils reaching age related expectations and those working at greater depth
• accelerating the progress of vulnerable pupils (disadvantaged and SEND)
• to improve subject knowledge of teachers in STEM
• to support subject leaders with a variety of experience to effectively lead Science and support CPD of teachers in their school
• to improve the engagement of schools with STEM businesses providing opportunities for pupils to explore careers in Science.

The Enthuse Partnership includes St. Clement Danes so our children have opportunities to become familiar with the secondary school environment and the excitement of the secondary school science labs before Y7.

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