Science policies (primary)

Maintained schools

Parklands Infant and Nursery School in Derbyshire has a science policy that covers:

• Roles and responsibilities of the science leader, individual teachers and governors 
• How SMSC and British values are integrated in the science curriculum 
• Planning and teaching 
• Working with parents 
• Assessment

The science policy from Lipson Vale Primary School in Plymouth features information on:

• Timetabling and cross-curricular links
• Teaching strategies and lesson structure
• Homework and other out-of-class learning
• Curriculum planning
• Assessment 
• Teaching resources
• Health and safety
• Roles of the science co-ordinator and headteacher

Academies

Buckland CofE Primary School in Oxfordshire has a science policy which covers topics including:

• Curriculum planning and teaching approaches
• How pupils will be taught to work scientifically
• Equal opportunities and how pupils' individual needs will be met
• The use of ICT
• Safety

Continuity and progression in teaching from early years to Key Stage 1 Relation to key skills in teaching (language and literacy, numeracy and mathematics) Equal opportunities and special