The Science Curriculum includes, at appropriate stages and in a form suited to their ability, knowledge and skills from the following areas of experience:
1. The communicative – the ability to communicate effectively (especially, through not exclusively, in speech and writing) and to understand appreciate and critically evaluate what is communicated by others.
2. The mathematical – a precise and logical set of languages constituting an intellectual activity in its own right, but also important both in everyday life and as a tool in Science, Technology, Economics etc.
3. The aesthetic and creative – involving both practice and appreciation in Music, Drama, Literature and a variety of Art and Craft media.
4. The scientific – understanding the natural world and become in the processes by which that understanding is achieved and developed.
5. The Physical – learning to use the body skilfully and to take good care of it.
6. The technological – appreciating and practising the integration of concepts and skill from science, craft, aesthetics and economics through which man shaped the world in order more effectively to meet his needs.
7. The environmental – understanding the complex interdependencies in the local, national and global environment; developing an awareness of the impact of man’s technology on that environment and of the consequent need to protect the environment and manage scarce resources responsibly.
8. The social/political/economic – recognising the interdependence of individuals and society; understanding how social, political and economic institutions function and change and how individuals both develop and operate within these institutions.
9. The ethical and spiritual – enabling young people to develop a coherent set of attitudes, values and beliefs which, in a pluralist and multi-racial society, should include the capacity to understand, respect and tolerate races, beliefs, world-views and the ways of life other than one’s own.
10. The inter-personal – the ability to relate appropriately to and interact effectively with other people in a wide variety of different situations.
11. The historical – an appreciation of how the human race itself, particular ‘races’ and nation – states, and all human activities and institutions have evolved through time.
12. The philosophical – explicit understanding of the distinctive features of
different areas of knowledge and experience and of the contribution they make, separately and together, to our understanding of practical activity the natural and social world.
|
