At Clifton Green Primary School, the Science and Technology team are responsible for leading the National Curriculum subjects of Science, Computing and Design and Technology (D&T).

Science

Our Science curriculum provides children with the foundations for understanding, but also questioning, the world of Science, whilst acquiring specific skills and knowledge to help them to:

• think scientifically
• gain an understanding of scientific processes
• develop an appreciation of the applications of Science both now and in the future.

Science is a core subject which is taught weekly, often for a full afternoon. The children are inspired to develop their skills through exciting experiences, practical activities, trips and visits.

To find out more about our how our Science curriculum progresses throughout school, please take a look at our overview documents below:

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Supporting learning at home

To help your child to develop their scientific knowledge and skills outside of school, you might like to refer to the following websites:

Computing

Computing is an important life skill. Technology is part of everyday life and for most of us, it is essential to our lives at home and at work. At Clifton Green Primary School, learning in Computing intends to develop learners who have a deep knowledge and understanding of computer sciences and are confident in the use of a range of devices and software that they can use to support them in their learning across the curriculum and in the wider world.

Within Computing lessons, children will be taught age appropriate content which has been broken down into small manageable chunks so that it builds on prior knowledge and is achievable for the vast majority of children. Teachers will develop the four basic strands of programming and computer science, online safety, knowledge application and communication and multimedia. Children will be introduced to the strands through the ‘Teach Computing’ scheme of work – a clear and effective scheme of work that provides coverage in line with the National Curriculum and which builds, revisits and progresses skills throughout each key stage. As well as opportunities underpinned within the scheme of work, children will also spend time further exploring the key issues associated with online safety such as digital communication, cyberbullying, security, plagiarism and social media.

Computing lessons will be taught as part of a weekly timetable or in blocks, whichever works for the topic or skills being taught. In school, we are lucky to have a wide range of equipment to facilitate learning such as Ipads for multimedia work, Google suite to develop knowledge application and communication and programmable robots to support programming and computer science. Each pupil in Years 2-6 has their own Chromebook and these are used daily to support cross curricular learning as well as practice everyday essentials such as research and touch typing.

To find out more about our how our Computing curriculum progresses throughout school, please take a look at our overview documents below:

Coming soon…

Supporting learning at home

To help your child to develop their Computing knowledge and skills outside of school, you might like to refer to the following websites:

Design and Technology

At Clifton Green Primary School, Design and Technology (D&T) is taught through termly units which where possible, incorporate cross-curricular projects. We use the D&T Association’s ‘Projects on a Page’ for the main basis for each of our learning which follow the National Curriculum aims for this subject.

Design and Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject, requiring creativity, resourcefulness and imagination. Pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts. Children learn to take risks, be reflective, innovative, enterprising and resilient. Through the evaluation of past and present technology they can reflect upon the impact of Design and Technology on everyday life and the wider world.

Food Technology is implemented across the school with children developing an understanding of where food comes from, the importance of a varied and healthy diet and how to prepare this. The TastEd programme underpins our Food Technology curriculum in KS1 and provides opportunities for sensory food education. 

To find out more about our how our D&T curriculum progresses throughout school, please take a look at our overview documents below:

Coming soon…

Supporting learning at home

To help your child to develop their Design and Technology knowledge and skills outside of school, you might like to refer to the following websites: