Key Stage 3
The Trumpington Science Department aims to produce inquisitive students with enthusiasm for scientific knowledge who are well versed in the methods of scientific enquiry. Our curriculum is designed to develop children’s scientific understanding so they can be scientifically informed citizens and, if they wish, pursue careers in science, or careers that require some scientific understanding. To be scientifically informed requires a broad knowledge of scientific ideas, an appreciation of how experimentation and observation develop this knowledge, and an ability to think rationally and analytically when applying this knowledge in new contexts. We want to provide local industries, sixth form providers and also universities with scientifically literate individuals.
In Key Stage 3, we take a year-by-year approach to teaching the curriculum. Each unit has a code, which specifies the year in which it will be assessed in the United Learning end of year exams, the subject, and the unit title (e.g., 7PF (Year 7 Physics Forces). Students are taught for four hours per week by two teachers to allow access to specialised teachers, and so that links between the three disciplines (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) can be forged as students progress through the curriculum. The entire National Curriculum is taught at Key Stage 3 with mid and end of year tests to assess progress. We complete Key Stage 3 by the middle of year 9 and begin GCSE content at this point.
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