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Curriculum Summaries
Science is taught throughout the school, following the guidelines of the I.S.E.B. Common Entrance 11+ and 13+ syllabus which mirrors the National Curriculum to prepare them for entry to Public Schools by Common Entrance or by a scholarship.
In Nash House, the science is taught by the class teacher and assistant in the classroom. In Little Stream, the teaching takes place in a fully-equipped laboratory by a science specialist. The Upper School teaching takes place in two modern, extensively-equipped laboratories by three specialist science teachers assisted by a laboratory technician.
Science is taught with an emphasis on practical investigation with experiments in most double lessons. Pupils are not given the answer to questions posed at the beginning of lessons and they have to work out for themselves the answers through carefully prepared experiments. There are also many lessons in which pupils are given a wide berth to develop their own experiments, but of course are restricted in what they can possibly do. This makes science a very popular academic subject. Year 8 do not have as many practical lessons in the second half of the Year as preparation for the 13+ is very important. Homework is set each week based on the learning in the laboratory.
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Year 5 with Acids and Alkalis | 
Year 7 heat Magnesium | A Nature Reserve within the school grounds provides a variety of habitats for the children to study field work. There is a nature club who in conjunction with the ground staff will be revamping the nature area with a new lined pond, filter and a pump that will enable a stream to also be built. We will then be able to have a fish population and encourage insect populations such as dragon flies.
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A Model Pupil in the Science Lab! |
5W went to the Big Bug Show at Cranbrook School. William Marshall explained that they touched lots of insects and creepy crawlies including a tarantula, big African snails, millipedes and a hissing cockroach. | | | | 
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