Why You Should Teach About Particles in Year 4
Particles is a year 4 thing… When drawing up my map of the primary science curriculum last year, I was struck by some of the links between units I hadn’t realised before. In particular, I had never realised why it made sense to teach States of Matter and Sound close...
Primary Science Curriculum Route Map
Following on from my article about preparing for an Ofsted Deep Dive in Science, I started thinking more about the links between Science units that we need to consider. In my science lectures I try and highlight some of these links, but I started thinking about how a...
Preparing for an OFSTED Deep Dive in Primary Science
With the new Ofsted inspection framework for primary schools coming in, the focus is now shifting towards a broad engaging curriculum. Ofsted inspectors will be exploring the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum in schools. This in-depth look at...