St. Alban’s use the Haringey Education Partnership scheme to support our science curriculum delivery to ensure our pupils receive a rich diet of scientific knowledge, which is based on sound pedagogy.

The HEP curriculum plans and resources are carefully sequenced and include a cohesive and detailed rationale, following the National Curriculum for science.

Each National Curriculum topic is introduced through beautifully illustrated booklets, full of concrete examples that put science in context for all learners. The unit of study booklet is used alongside a set of 6 lessons in PowerPoint format, designed to allow teachers to easily tailor each lesson to meet the need of their pupils.

These all-inclusive resources ensure all children gain a deep understanding of scientific concepts and skills as they develop excitement and curiosity about the world around them.

The evidence-based format of every lesson delivers ambitious and engaging teaching and learning. Substantive and disciplinary knowledge content is organised into:

• A unit map and differentiated objectives
• Spaced retrieval
• English and scientific strategies
• Mathematical activities
• Working scientifically and scientific enquiry, (including integrated instruction to reduce cognitive load)
• Formative and summative assessment
• Metacognitive reflection task