At Dereham Junior Academy we want children to receive a high-quality science education which provides them with a strong understanding of the key knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science in everyday life and how these relate to them. An education that may even lead to them aspiring to a career in science.

We aim to foster a love of scientific enquiry and promote an environment where children have the courage to develop their own working scientifically skills through practical hands-on experiences. We want them to be able to trust in what they find out and work respectfully in situations which encourage excitement, curiosity about the world around them and lead the children to ask questions.

We aim to empower our children to go out into the world as scientifically literate citizens who reflect with awe and wonder on the world around them and make a positive change to it using the knowledge and skills they have learnt. This will, in turn, help them to be both confident and proactive in the decisions they may need to make about health and nutrition or environmental concerns in a creative and kind way.

The majority of our science curriculum is covered within our cross-curricular topics.

An overview for science can be seen by clicking here.

SCIENCE	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 3		Through topic	Through topic		Through topic
Year 4		Through topic		Through topic	Through topic	Through topic
Year 5	Through topic	Through topic				Through topic
Year 6	Through topic	Through topic				Through topic
The vast majority of DJA’s science curriculum is taught through topic at the times above. Some elements of ‘working scientifically’ may be taught discretely when necessary.