To Inspire Innovation, Integrity, Academic Excellence & Global Citizenship.

SCIENCE

The content and assessment approach for primary science has been designed to meet students’ needs in the following ways:

• * achievement tests are clear and straightforward – our achievement tests are clear and accessible for students of all ability ranges and for all learning styles; our mark schemes are straightforward, so that the assessment requirements are clear
• * students’ skills are broadly developed – the skills developed will be assessed through questions in written examinations; applying understanding of scientific concepts and principles to a range of situations improves their analytical and logic skills.

During years 1 and 2, pupils are taught to use practically scientific methods, processes and skills through the teaching of the programme of study content:

• * Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways
• * Observing closely, using simple equipment.
• * Performing simple tests
• * Identifying and classifying
• * Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
• * Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions

An Oakbridge learner is a curious, analytical, evaluative and practical one. They are critical and appreciate the scientific process.