Fairfield High School for Girls
Tradition. Vision. Learning.
Science College
Our local economy, which in the past relied on cotton mills, hatters and heavy industry, is rapidly being replaced with a hi-tech economy. Manchester Science Park is relocating to the east of Manchester and many science based companies are relocating to the east of Manchester.
Science has traditionally been a strong area of the curriculum at Fairfield, with generations of girls achieving high standards and, importantly, continuing their studies in industry and at university. Emphasis on the investigative, practical nature of Science and its applications plays a significant part in all of our Science courses. Unlike many schools, all girls at Fairfield must either take Double Award Science or Biology, Chemistry and Physics at GCSE level.
As a Science College we will:
- continue to raise standards of achievement in Science, Mathematics and ICT for all pupils across the ability range;
- promote an educational culture which is scientific, technological, enterprising and vocational;
- develop innovative practice in the teaching of Science, Mathematics and ICT and disseminate this to other schools;
- build on our success as a Beacon School by strengthening our role as an active partner in a learning society with our partnership schools (primary and secondary), local companies and the wider commercial community;
- share resources and facilities with partnership schools and companies.