Science at Bolton
Subject Lead: Heather Lowthian (Since September 2019)
Monitoring Governor: Jane Morris (Since September 2024)

Aim
Through the teaching of Science in a fun and engaging way, we hope that pupils will:
- enjoy science
- remain curious about the world around them
- know of and aspire towards careers in STEM
- develop secure scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
- develop their scientific enquiry skills enabling them to apply their knowledge of science when using equipment, conducting experiments, building arguments and explaining concepts
- use different methods of scientific enquiry to help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
- be equipped with the scientific skills required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future including moral dilemmas.
- deepen their respect, care and appreciation for the natural world and all its phenomena.
Please see our Science at Bolton document below for more information, including our policy, progression of skills, knowledge and vocabulary.