Whittington Primary School provides all students with the opportunity to participate in weekly STEM classes. Children are encouraged to explore the world around them and develop their understanding of science, design and technology concepts.

The Science curriculum provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of important scientific concepts and processes, the practices used to develop scientific knowledge, the contribution of science to our culture and society, and its applications in our lives. The curriculum supports students to develop the scientific knowledge, understandings and skills to make informed decisions about local, national and global issues and to participate, if they so wish, in science-related careers.

We aim to give children the ability to solve problems and make informed, evidence based decisions, while developing skills such as questioning, predicting, planning, conducting, analysing and evaluating.

The Digital Technologies curriculum enables students to become confident and creative developers of digital solutions through the application of information systems and specific ways of thinking about problem solving.

Students acquire a deep knowledge and understanding of digital systems, data and information and the processes associated with creating digital solutions so they can take up an active role in meeting current and future needs.

They have experiences that focus on the acquisition of contextual design skills utilising technology. Students progress through increasingly complex design challenges utilising Robotics (Beebots, Spheros and Matatalab), coding (Makey Makeys & Lego Mindstorms) and design (Minecraft, Tello drones & 3D printers).