The Science department at Loxford School of Science and Technology is the largest department, comprising of 15 well qualified science teachers and 4 well qualified technicians.
The Science staff are:
KEY POST HOLDERS
Mr N. Ali (CTL of Science)
Mr. A. Chowdhry (Joint Second in Charge of Science)
Mr A. Webb (AST for Teaching and Learning)
Mr F. Sumun (AST for Teaching and Learning)
POST HOLDERS
Mr E. Frimpong (OCR Nationals Coordinator)
Mrs S. Hossain (Year 7 Coordinator)
Mrs C. Morgan (Yr 8 Coordinator)
TEACHERS
Mr T. Newell
Miss S. Rahman
Miss Z. Shaffi
Miss E. Sharma
Mr M. Gillet
Ms V. Lebrasse
Miss E. Barton
Ms E. Egharevba
Miss A. Sajeev
Miss A. Zabin
TECHNICIANS
Mrs H. Mahill (Chief Technician)
Mrs S. Jackson (Senior Technician)
Mrs K. Naik
Miss K. Wade
Science is intrinsically fascinating and inspiring, and while the inquisitiveness of the young lends itself naturally to scientific study and endeavour, nobody ever really loses the desire to know more about the workings of the world around them. Whether you consider yourself a scientist or not, there is no doubting that science touches every part of your life from the alarm clock that wakes you up in the morning to the toothpaste you use before bed and, of course, the way you are able to read this right now.
We aim to ensure that students are given the experiences which will enable them to:
• gain the necessary knowledge and understanding to become confident citizens in an ever increasingly technological world
• recognise both the usefulness and the limitations of scientific technique
• realise that Science is relevant to many aspects of everyday life
• continue their studies in a scientific field after they leave school, should they wish to do so
Science teaching focuses on student centred learning which encourages the development of scientifically literate students equipped to succeed in the twenty first century.
Students are taught in mixed ability groups in year 7 and in sets in years 8-11. At GCSE students can study separate sciences or core science and additional science or core science or OCR Nationals. All options enable students to progress to post 16 studies in science.
Science courses are very popular in the Sixth Form. We offer a range of academic and vocational courses:
AS and A level Biology 
AS and A level Chemistry
AS and A level Physics
AS and A level Applied Science
BTEC Applied Science
Latest News
Well done to the Science Christmas Quiz winners, who were Christopher Dipple of 11R and Ajay Masih of 7C. Both will be receiving £20 of vouchers of their choice.
Outside the classroom
(i) We run ‘Chemistry Week’ in November of each academic year. Demonstrations and ‘hands on’ activities are carried out every lunch time. This we expect to be attended by students of all ages and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
(ii) We also run activities for ‘Science Week’. Again this was extremely successful and culminated in the launching of a rocket.
We run ‘Chemistry Week’ in November of each academic year. Demonstrations are ‘hands on’
(iii) A number of staff operates extra sessions before and after school to provide extra support and guidance on a variety of Science issues.
(iv) There is a yearly ‘Jeans for Genes’ campaign (run by Tiffany) in which money is raised for charities to help sick children and awareness of genetics is raised within the school. It takes place during 9th-13th October and last year we managed to raise over £1000.
(v) Last year there was a trip to the BBC Tomorrow’s World Show 200 pupils across the ‘year 10’ students and the sixth form pupils.
(vi) We hope to run a series of field and adventure activities for KS3 students this year.
(vii) We envisage a number of activities will run for the extension of the ‘Science Year’
(viii) We took 200 pupils to the tomorrow’s world road show.
Support for your learning
Please use the below websites to help you do well in Science
1. www.AQA.org.uk
2. www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/
3. www.skoool.co.uk
(i) ‘A’ level Biology students attend a one week field study course which complements the Ecology component of their studies.
(ii) All GNVQ students have the opportunity to receive course related work experience placements and visits.
(iii) We are investigating the setting up of a borough wide ‘Science – Top of the Form’ type competition with a practical element for secondary schools. It is hoped this will take place in July.
(iv) All KS4 students attend work experience.