St. Faith’s is a small primary school which is situated on the edge of Winchester in the beautiful historic setting of St. Cross. We are strongly committed to excellence in teaching and learning by providing diverse opportunities and a balanced curriculum within a Christian environment. Please see the Headteacher's Welcome in 'About Us' for more. Please contact the school for a guided tour.
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St Faith's
Church of England Primary School
Together: We Learn, We Share, We Pray, We Care with Courage, Trust, Love and Hope
Children are encouraged to develop a deeper awareness and natural curiosity of their ever-changing world and human impact upon it to encourage respect for living organisms and the physical environment. Children’s scientific learning is concerned with acquiring knowledge, undertaking practical scientific activities, longitudinal studies, and awareness of current scientific news. We aim to develop scientific knowledge, skills and processes of enquiry through the Primary HIAS Key Ideas* and Programmes of Study.
*plants, animals, variation and evolution, materials, forces, electricity, light, sound, earth and space.
Science is given high prominence as a core-subject, with dedicated teaching time every Monday afternoon. In the infants, as well as the main topic, each half-term the children focus on the seasonal changes using the full extent of the school grounds and our wildlife area Lockburn. In the Juniors, the children are taught in their year groups in small classes of about twenty.
Cycle | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
B 2024-2025 | Food and Farming | Health and hygiene | Caring for pets and the life-cycle |
C 2022-2023 | Senses and body parts | Materials | Seaside animals and plants |
A 2023-2024 | Materials – types, properties & uses | Humans -Keeping healthy | Explorers and mini-beasts
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Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Plants | Light; Rocks | Amazing bodies; Forces and magnets |
Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Classification and habitats; States of matter | Digestion and teeth; Electricity | Sound; Food chains |
Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Life cycles and conservation; Properties of materials | Changing materials; Earth and Space | Reproduction; Forces |
Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Living things and their habitats; Animals including humans | Evolution and inheritance; Light | Electricity; Sound |