Teaching facilities

Our main science teaching laboratories provide a world-class, highly interactive and stimulating learning environment. They have been fitted with the latest digital technology.

Each student in these laboratories has access to a networked computer and digital camera and microscopes, allowing them to create their own virtual libraries of images from laboratory exercises and share these with their classmates and teachers.

Digital microscopy allows students to use microscopes in a totally new way by projecting the microscopic images onto computer screens and projector boards so they can share their discoveries with the entire class. It is as though every practical becomes a nature documentary, and the students are the directors.

Through the application of digital technology teachers are able to highlight relevant features to the whole class with options to capture the images, analyse them using image analysis software, and to provide copies on USB drives for inclusion in student reports.

Interaction between students and teachers is also enhanced due to portable teacher stations and networking technology that allows teachers to monitor student progress.

We provide excellent resources for practical experiences where students have the opportunity to learn in our plant growth and aquatic laboratory facilities and a range of outdoor environments spanning terrestrial, freshwater and marine locations.