Our Vision
Our vision for science at Alfreton Park School is to nurture curiosity and wonder, inspiring every learner to explore and shape the world through an inclusive and engaging curriculum. Our science program, adapted from the White Rose Science Scheme, is sequential and progressive, carefully designed to build knowledge and skills step by step. Concepts are revisited over time to help pupils secure understanding and make meaningful connections.
Our formal learners follow a focused, subject-specific pathway that enables them to study scientific ideas in depth across biology, chemistry, and physics. They investigate influential scientists and discoveries, learning how curiosity, resilience, and ambition drive progress. Pupils develop key skills of enquiry, observation, prediction, and analysis, asking thoughtful questions, evaluating evidence, and reflecting on how scientific understanding evolves over time.
Pre-formal, informal, and semi-formal learners access Understanding the World sessions, aligned with the EYFS framework and informed by the White Rose Curriculum. These sessions introduce early scientific thinking through exploration, noticing change, investigating cause and effect, and understanding their environment. Daily routines and hands-on activities help pupils experience concepts such as growth, change, forces, and properties of materials in ways that are meaningful and accessible.
We use an adaptive approach to ensure all learners can engage with science, incorporating visual supports, real-life contexts, and multi-sensory experiences. Practical investigations allow pupils to develop skills, make predictions, and discover new ideas, fostering confidence in problem-solving and critical thinking. This approach encourages each pupil to think like a scientist, developing their own understanding through curiosity and investigation.
Science at Alfreton Park School supports pupils in taking the next steps in learning, whether that means developing early curiosity through sensory experiences or deepening knowledge of scientific enquiry. Our goal is for every pupil to feel empowered to ask questions, investigate ideas, solve problems, and reflect on their findings.
Through science, we aim to cultivate independence, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning, helping each pupil grow in understanding of the world around them