Our open mornings are:

Wednesday 4th February @ 9.30am

Wednesday 11th February @ 9.30am

Wednesday 25th February @ 9.30am

Please come along and see our fantastic school!

The dates are:

Tuesday 7th October at 10.00am

Thursday 9th October at 10.00am

Tuesday 14th October at 10.00am

Wednesday 12th November at 9.30am

Friday 21st November at 10.00am

Further dates will be added if needed

Please either email the school on admin@oldbexley.bexley.sch.uk or phone on 01322 527981

We look forward to seeing you!

Thank you for all your kind donations!

Thank you to our PTA who organised and funded this inspiring day!

British Science Week is entering its third decade in 2025, taking place on 7-16 March, and the theme to mark the start of this new era is ‘Change and adapt’!

Change and adaptation is all around us

Changing and adapting plays a big part in science; you can find examples in every area of STEM*. Cities, towns and other areas where people live change and adapt as the world’s population grows, plants and animals change and adapt to their surroundings to survive. Technology has changed exponentially and adapted to our new, busier lives (or have we changed as technology has developed?). For example, phone technology has changed rotary home telephones to smartphones.

Our behaviours change too – we need to change how we consume the world’s resources to offset the worst effects of the climate crisis, and adapt our lifestyles to reduce our impact through recycling or reducing waste.

But change and adaptation doesn’t just happen here on Earth, even the stars and other celestial bodies change as they gain and lose mass. Perhaps there is life on other planets that adapts as their environment changes.

When exploring this theme, we can also consider how attitudes to STEM and the people who do it have changed and adapted. Perceptions of scientists are changing and we need to keep adapting our thinking until we can no longer picture a ‘stereotypical scientist’ – anyone can be a scientist.

Change and adaptation is often a good thing, but not always! A topic we have all become more familiar with in the last four years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is viruses and how they adapt to better infect and multiply within their living hosts. This can be scary, but understanding this behaviour allows scientists to develop the most effective vaccines and other treatments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHgQKPQBxWY