Science

"The important thing is to never stop questioning"

Albert Einstein

Biology, Chemistry & Physics

Subject Intent

At Oasis Academy Brislington, our Science Department is committed to delivering high-quality, inclusive science education that inspires curiosity, deepens understanding, and empowers students to think critically about the world around them.

As part of the Oasis Community Learning (OCL) Trust, we benefit from a centrally developed and expertly resourced curriculum. However, we recognise that true excellence lies in adapting this curriculum to meet the needs of our students—responding to our local context, individual class dynamics, and the unique learner in front of us. Every student deserves access to success in science.

The Oasis Brislington Science Curriculum prepares students with the fundamental knowledge needed to pursue a range of careers from medicine to engineering, from astrophysics to careers in geological science.

Character

We develop students’ character through warm teacher student relationships and a balance of teacher exposition and dialogic discussion while we explore the human capacity to explain the material world. We work to enable students to be joyful at the wonder of the universe and our capacity to understand it, humble about our place within nature and hopeful about societies capacity to overcome the ecological crisis they have inherited. We have a strong belief that science is for all and aim to develop the “scientific capital” for all students, regardless of background or starting point.

Competence

We develop our students’ competence through a curricula model that starts from students’ existing knowledge of the world and gives them the experiences and explanations they need to develop a more scientific understanding. We have structured our curriculum so that students build up their sense of our core concepts gradually through being exposed to them in a range of context. This help students recognise the power of a small number of core concepts to explain a wide range of phenomena. By doing this we aim to create students who can retain a wealth of scientific knowledge they can use flexibly in and beyond the classroom.

Community

Our curriculum moves back and forwards between developing students’ core knowledge of science and applying it to the major issues affecting the planet climate change, biodiversity loss and the impact of pollution. By enabling students to relate their knowledge to these issues and make sense of the enormity of them we leave our students with the knowledge and skill they need to understand the issues and a deep sense of hope that science provides us with the potential to change and transform our world for the better.

Should you have any queries or would like further information regarding this subject please contact Mr Andrew Tamkin (Director of Faculty, Maternity Cover) via: Andrew.Tamkin@oasisbrislington.org