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Science — Lundy Loop Subject Guide
Whole-school implementation companion · 2026/27
Dominant dialect: Hybrid: book-based, practical and discursive. Use the dialect of the learning episode; hybrid lessons may move between families.
SPACESafe, regulated conditions; equipment and success criteria ready; feedback timed around practical risk.
VOICECorrection, explanation, reworked calculation, improved method or safer re-attempt.
AUDIENCEAdult reads the correction or observes the practical response and checks scientific reasoning.
INFLUENCENext question, method, variable control, model, scaffold or explanation changes.
| Area | Practice translation |
|---|---|
| Written knowledge | One precise prompt linked to the concept; pupil corrects or extends; adult checks before R. |
| Practical work | A safer or more valid re-attempt is Voice. A photo pair is used only when it already has qualification or EFL value. |
| Scientific enquiry | Feedback targets method, variables, measurement, evidence or conclusion—not presentation alone. |
| Discussion/ethics | Use evidence-based reasoning and safe distancing; a misconception shapes the next explanation. |
Worked loop
“Repeat the reading at eye level and record to the correct precision.” The pupil re-measures; the adult watches and then adjusts the next challenge to include uncertainty.
“Repeat the reading at eye level and record to the correct precision.” The pupil re-measures; the adult watches and then adjusts the next challenge to include uncertainty.
Avoid marking theatre
Do not stop an unsafe procedure merely to capture evidence; safety intervention comes first. Do not force every practical loop into a worksheet.
Do not stop an unsafe procedure merely to capture evidence; safety intervention comes first. Do not force every practical loop into a worksheet.
Subject QA prompt: What was the student’s response, how was it genuinely received, and what did it change next?
Codes used naturally: VF WS I NS+ // ? R E. R is a concept first and a written code only where a natural record exists.
Space → Voice → Audience → InfluenceDraft practice resource · Matt Roper