Pupils and staff at a school in Titchfield Common have won a top national award for science.
St Anthony’s Roman Catholic Primary School won a silver prize in the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) awards.
Julie Ede teaching human body science to pupils Isaac Hudson, Victoria Ambrosetti, Josie Sendall and Tyler Hall
Children at the school in Primate Road learned all the different practical and theoretical aspects to the subject, which helped them achieve the award.
The modules included the human body, mini-beasts, gases, liquid absorption and putting floating and sinking theories to practice by adding coins as weights to the pupils’ handmade tinfoil sail boats.
Nine-year-old pupil Victoria Ambrosetti said the school had worked hard and deserved the award.
“It’s really fun and I enjoy learning about new things and when gases are around us,” she said. “We’ve done a lot of work and we’ve earned it.”
Teacher Julie Ede, science manager at the school, said the school came up with an action plan and goals to improve the students’ learning of the subject and submitted evidence to the PSQM board.
“It really helped us raise awareness of science in the school for the children, staff, parents and governors,” she said.
Josie Sendall and Tyler Hall learn hygiene and cleanliness
“It’s given a real impetus to teaching science and hopefully it will spur us on for the gold. Without science we can’t understand how our world works and that’s what I tell the children, in order for us to be able to look after it.”
PSQM project leader Jane Turner added: “We’re absolutely delighted with the standard of submissions this year and that science in primary schools is thriving.
“It’s clear that the science leader has a clear vision and is clearly working hard to raise the profile of science. There are lots and lots of practical science happening across the school.”
Mrs Ede will officially collect the award at a special ceremony in London on October 25.