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Click the links above to learn more about Science, Computing, Design Technology and Mathematics at our school.  

STEM influences nearly every part of our daily lives and is an area of industry set to grow rapidly in the future. As a result, it is an important aspect of the curriculum at King Athelstan, as we are preparing children for jobs that don’t exist yet!

A key element of our STEM curriculum involves boosting children’s questioning and thinking skills; developing their systematic approaches to solving problems. Turn taking and sharing are important factors in all lessons, building patience and resilience to transfer these skills into life inside school as well as out.

Our approach is cross-curricular which ensures subjects are linked with purpose. For example, when Year 3 learn about the Stone Age, in science they examine different types of rocks and how they differ from one another, looking at soil and the different layers of the Earth, then in DT they plan, make and evaluate a Stone Age stew, and in computing they create and share Stone Age menus through PowerPoint.  

School calendar

  • Bank Holiday - children not in school
    5 May 2025
  • Mobile Farm Visit
    7 May 2025
  • Y6 SATs
    12 - 15 May 2025
  • Y5 trip to Holly Lodge
    15 May 2025
  • Y6 Bikeability this week
    19 May 2025
  • Y5 trip to Kingston Museum
    20 May 2025
  • Half-Term
    26 - 30 May 2025
  • International Day
    4 June 2025

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