Chemistry Aims

Aims

The Chemistry Department aims

To educate through Chemistry; that is to use Chemistry as a vehicle for teaching skills such as observing, problem-solving, manipulation and interpretation of data and the use of information technology.
To stimulate and sustain interest in Chemistry and to promote the desire to acquire chemical knowledge from a wide variety of sources and by a wide variety of means.
To illustrate some uses, limitations and successes of the scientific method in chemical contexts.
To develop creative thinking, intellectual self-discipline and academic rigour.
To impart an understanding of the role of Chemistry in industrial and post industrial society and its contribution to the well-being of mankind.
To promote a sensitive but balanced attitude towards the effect of Chemistry on the environment and towards the exploitation of natural resources.
To equip pupils with the chemical knowledge needed to enable them to develop into confident citizens in an increasingly complex technological world.
To encourage pupils to pursue further studies in Chemistry and in related subject areas.
To encourage pupils to apply their chemical knowledge to promote both their own well-being and the well-being of others.
To assist pupils in reaching their academic targets by making every effort to ensure that pupils in the department get the best possible Chemistry grades.