Welcome to the Key Stage 3 Science Page

One of our Aims Goals and Objectives in the Science department is to engage young students with a wide variety of scientific concepts and activities that will stimulate their naturally enquiring minds into asking the question "How does Science Work?"

Currently the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum is delivered during a three-year course, with specialist subject teachers in year 9 for the individual Physics, Chemistry and Biology topics. All subjects covered such as Forces, Cells, Chemical Reactions, allow pupils to further develop the ideas encountered at Key Stage 2, and to prepare a solid foundation for studying GCSE Science.

From September 2008, the new KS3 Programme of Study will be presented over two years, covering similar content, but with an even greater focus on areas such as the applications and implications of science. Issues such as cloning, will encourage discussion of some of the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by modern Science. There will be further emphasis placed on collaborative work, where students will develop the skills needed for successful cooperative learning. The objective is to develop confident young scientists who will have the capacity to analyse and evaluate scientific evidence and communicate their ideas in a coherent and logical manner.

During the Science course we plan to engage, enthuse and excite our students, but our First Important Priority is to generate a learning environment that the students will enjoy. When students realise that science can be fun, they are well on the way to finding the answers to "How Science Works".