Primary science subject leaders’ network RK121 / A45

With the recent Ofsted Science report and all that it highlights as areas of strength but also areas for development ,the Summer Science Subject Leader Network meetings will have a focus on trying to support leaders to develop the skills required in the disciplinary area of the science curriculum. Using this quote from the Ofsted document as a starting point ; 'Leaders’ plans to develop pupils’ disciplinary knowledge were usually much less developed than their plans to develop pupils’ substantive knowledge. In general, not enough consideration was given to identifying the disciplinary knowledge, including concepts, that are needed to work scientifically. This limited how effectively leaders could plan a curriculum for pupils to get better at working scientifically over time.' we will consider and use a variety of resources to develop this area of the curriculum for our schools.