The Science Department

The Science Department is the largest in the school with 10 teachers. All students study Science for 3 hours a week throughout Years 7 to 9 and then in Years 10 and 11, except for students on specialised vocational programmes who continue with three hours, for four hours a week organised in separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons.. Advanced level Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science are all available at Grove College. Most students will aim to achieve 2 GCSE grades for science.

The members of the Science teaching staff are:

Full-time: Mr P Whittaker (Subject Leader), Mr J A Hartley (Head of Biology), Mrs A Probert (Head of Chemistry), Mr D Marsh (Head of Physics), Mr A Richards, Mrs L Green, Dr S Gould and Ms H Rawlinson.  Mr G Buckley also works part-time in the Science department.

Recently a huge investment in science teaching facilities has seen most laboratories completely refurbished with state-of-the-art equipment and teaching aids. Nearly all labs have interactive whiteboards and access to networked computers.

Grove Biology Department has its own website. To see more, please follow the link: www.grovebiology.co.uk