Science and Technology - Templeton School

Science and Technology planning for learners is in line with the Curriculum for Wales in conjunction with the termly over arching themes that the school has within each class.

Teachers plan to cover the appropriate progression steps in the six What Matters Statements, together they contribute to realising the four purposes of the curriculum. This is delivered as part of a two-year rolling programme cycle.

Science provides the opportunity to develop cross-curricular links as it encourages language and communication, mathematical thinking and recording and opportunities for using DCF (Digital Competency Framework).

The curriculum ensures that all learners celebrate and understand the distinctive quality of living and learning in Wales in the twenty-first century and are able identify their own sense of Welshness.

Through robust and consistent evaluation of scientific and technological evidence, learners can become ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world, who will be able to make informed decisions about future actions.

Healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society are informed by knowledge of their bodies and the ecosystems around them, and of how technological innovations can support improvements in health and lifestyle.

Ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives should engage with scientific and technological change. Learners who are enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work embrace such challenges, as they are encouraged to take risks, to innovate and evaluate, and learn to develop solutions.

Science and Technology lessons are always engaging and enlivening scientific tasks that tackled real life problems. Children are given a meaning and purposeful mission and this is met with enthusiasm by all! With lots of encouragement from the teachers, we set the children high standards and expectations for each activity.

Teamwork, collaboration and communication is a huge strength of the Science lessons, ensuring that the children are all encouraged to work as a team and to use their “Our Voice” skills and how important it is that all children’s voices matter and are important.

Digital Competency Framework (DCF)

DCF is 1 of the 3 Cross Curricular Skill Requirements alongside Literacy and Numeracy.

DCF Consists of Four strands
Citizenship
Interacting and Collaborating
Producing
Data and Computational Thinking

To keep the children in Templeton School safe

We use child friendly search engines like swiggle, kiddle and kidrex.

Internet Safety Lessons and a whole school emphasis on Internet Safety Week; including collaborative class online safety posters, personal and private information activities, presenting speeches about online safety, monitoring and tracking our Digital Footprints.

The school Laptops and Chromebooks have restricted access which is monitored by the Local Authority.

Peer support; a buddy system or working in pairs/groups to monitor safety, improve skills and confidence when accessing the DCF and new information online.

DCF Champions; these are children who had to apply for the role to be a DCF Champion and were elected on merit.

They are role models to their peers and the younger children. They help their peers log in, monitor and look after the devices and keep the other safe online. The DCF Champions created their own DCF badge and logo which they wear proudly.