Science
Mission Statement
Our aim is to support every student according to his/her needs to achieve their individual academic and emotional potential. The students’ time in our Learning Centre is for them to develop inquisitive skills to question the truth of scientific concepts. In a time of great uncertainties and media generated conspiracies it is absolutely essential to become a critical citizen with the ability to judge the truth of a stated theory. Hence, we are pursuing a holistic and contextual approach of scientific education linking up all three disciplines. We therefore decided to choose the AQA GCSE Combined Science Synergy avenue instead of the Trilogy option. Our students have the opportunity to achieve two GCSEs by sitting four exams comprising Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Every exam requires a combination of all three strands via multiple choice, calculation using formulas and open ended explanatory questions.
Meet the Science Department
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Intent
Our support at the Science department on their learning journey prepares each individual for the final GCSE exam challenge. Our lessons are differentiated to engage everyone. That will be in terms of individual support, tailored tasks, group discussions, illustrated concepts, white board information specific for that particular topic, scientific experiments and analysis and evaluations. Every lesson students’ exercise books are marked to establish a dialog between the teacher and the student. That allows both the student and the teacher to monitor progress.
Implementation
Our tailored Science curriculum
We have written a Learning Journey comprising all years of Science education at DLC. The journey begins at Year 1 at the primary department of DLC and finishes at year 11 with successful GCSEs. The content is derived from the national curriculum and based on the AQA Synergy exam board at GCSE level.
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Support and develop scientific skills
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Fill in gaps due the lack of education prior to DLC
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Building up a pool of basic scientific concepts in a contextual framework
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Developing at each stage of their learning journey their confidence to differentiate between scientific truth and media generated conspiracies.
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Offering a learning environment which supports pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs by building a relationship with students supported by trust and respect.
Impact
Increased confidence of our students at all levels
More students increase their willingness to take a risk in lessons.
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No question is a bad question, generating inquisitive mind-sets.
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Rate of progress increases for all students at their individual level
Becoming individual knowledgeable citizens ready for judging news in the media
Being prepared for their next step after GCSEs in further education or appropriate apprentice opportunities
