At Dover Park Primary School, science education should be fully inclusive to every child. Our aims are to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for science by; providing a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum; ensuring the progressive development of scientific concepts, knowledge, skills and vocabulary and for the children to develop a love of science. Furthermore, we aim to inspire in pupils, a curiosity and fascination about the natural and man-made world and a respect for the environment that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. This includes the lessons they complete in the classroom but also the other experiences they are offered, such as educational visits, residential and enrichment days.  A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. (The 2014 Primary National Curriculum in England).

Science teaching at Dover Park Primary school encourages all children to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.